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“It definitely inspires a sense of awe, just like looking at pictures of the galaxies,” said Forrest Collman of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, one of the project’s leading ...
As the JWST has probed further and further back in time, however, it has discovered earlier and earlier MQGs. Several of these red and dead galaxies were found as early as 1.2 billion years after ...
This intriguing view of ancient “hidden galaxies” could change how we understand the cosmos. Researchers used cutting-edge imaging to map a far-infrared landscape brimming with nearly 2,000 galaxies.
"We were surprised by the streams of light that were visible near the center of the galaxies, as nothing similar has been observed in the past." Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have ...
The research suggests the existence of a population of ‘hidden’ galaxies that could account for the missing energy in the Universe’s infrared light budget. Dr Chris Pearson from STFC RAL ...
Astronomers have peered back in time to find what looks like a population of 'hidden' galaxies that could hold the key to unlocking some of the universe's secrets. If their existence is confirmed ...
Dwarf galaxies are the most abundant type of galaxy that populate the universe. Composed of 100 times fewer stars than the Milky Way, or even less, they are the building blocks of more massive ...
A newfound object uncovered in the early universe by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is challenging long-held ideas about how galaxies form. Dubbed the “Big Wheel,” it’s a galaxy ...
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The discovery suggests that galaxies were "dying" much earlier in the universe than previously believed. "Death" for a galaxy refers to the slowing down, or even halting, of intense star formation ...
Now, in a new research paper, a team of astronomers has announced the discovery of 44 entirely new galaxies, each containing an untold number of stars, planets, moons, and you. Wait, not you ...