A new survey of hot, X-ray-emitting gas in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster shows that the elements needed to make stars, planets and people were evenly distributed across millions of light-years early in cosmic history, more than 10 billion years ago.
Selected coverage:
- Cosmos Was Ready For Life Almost From The Start, Japanese X-Ray Telescope Confirms (Forbes)
- Suzaku satellite reveals the average chemical composition of our Universe (Space Daily)
