Spectra of HE0107-5240 compared to the Sun, the previously most iron-deficient star known and a hypothetical Population III star. The newfound star has 1 iron atom for every 6.8 billion hydrogen atoms, and iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) line are nearly nonexistent.

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