The Fate of the First Stars

Population III stars were the very first stars in our universe and far larger than any we can see today. Where are they now? Start your Audible trial today at Get your own Space Time t­shirt at Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: Help translate our videos! Previous Episode: Martian Evolution Soon after the Big Bang, the first generation of monstrously large stars ignited, lit up the universe, and then died. The resulting swarms of supernova explosions enriched the universe with the first heavy elements and LOTs of black holes. They shaped everything that came after. These were the stars of Population III, and they are one of the most enduring mysteries in astrophysics. Hosted by Matt O’Dowd Written by Matt O'Dowd and Alexandra Yep Produced by Rusty Ward Graphics by Kurt Ross Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Comments answer by Matt: Better & Better Matt b Peregrin O’Connor Saleem Says David Webster Big Bang Shane Robinson David Nicklas Samuel Dean Jacintho Eugene Lawson Quasar Tambe Barsbay Coolascats Avan & Kyan Griggs Max Levine Hypernova Science Via Markets Chuck Zegar Jordan Young Ratfeast John Hofmann Joseph Salomone Justin Lloyd Conor Dillon Jared Moore Michal-Peanut Karmi Bernardo Higuera Erik Stein Daniel Lyons Jade Bilkey Kevin Warne JJ Bagnell J Rejc Amy Jie Dylan Merida Anthony Caridi Avi Goldfinger John Pettit Shannan Catalano Florian Stinglmayr Yubo Du Benoit Pagé-Guitard Ronny Polonia Nathan Leniz Jessica Fraley Kirk Mathews Loro Lukic Carl P. Corliss Brandon labonte David Crane Greg Weiss Eric Jackson