Cosmic dawn occurred 250 to 350 million years after Big Bang

Cosmic dawn, when stars formed for the first time, occurred 250 million to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to a new study co-authored by Dr Romain Meyer and Professor Richard Ellis (both UCL Physics & Astronomy).

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