Nearly pristine gas in a galaxy 1 billion years after the Big Bang

astro-ph.GA

Submitted: 2026-10-12

Updated: 2026-10-12

Comments: Accepted in Nature

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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