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"We argue that at low metallicity -- galaxy environments that are relatively unpolluted -- there is a 10-million-year delay in the start of strong superwinds, which, in turn, results in higher star formation."

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

And as time continued to tick in the simulations, the later-time starbursts erupted into cores of metal-rich stars that were skirted with stars containing lower metallicity, compared with cold dark matter.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

One of the big questions, therefore, has centred on whether low metallicity environments, such as in NGC 346, have sufficient dusty material to accrete and build rocky worlds.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023

From the CO2 signal of WASP-39b, the team estimates the planet’s metallicity roughly matches Saturn’s.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 24, 2022

The metallicity of the Sun, for example, is 0.02, since 2% of the Sun’s mass is made of elements heavier than helium.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016