Tiny Young Galaxies "Full of Stars" Discovered
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 17:35
in Astronomy & Space
Nine distant galaxies, each small enough to fit within the central hub of the Milky Way, contain enough stars to weigh in at about 200 billion times the mass of the sun.
Read the whole article on National Geographic
More from National Geographic
Related
- Ultra-dense galaxies found in early universeWed, 30 Apr 2008, 14:58:50 EDT
- Astronomers discover stars in early galaxies had a need for speedThu, 6 Aug 2009, 10:32:08 EDT
- Keck Telescope and 'cosmic lens' resolve nature and fate of early star-forming galaxyWed, 8 Oct 2008, 13:36:25 EDT
- UCI scientists discover minimum mass for galaxiesWed, 27 Aug 2008, 13:30:20 EDT
- Université de Montréal astrophysicists 'weigh' galaxy's most massive starFri, 19 Sep 2008, 13:35:57 EDT