Star-Forming Backbone of a Massive Structure in the Early Universe Photographed
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 16:49
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a special camera known as AzTEC developed by a research team led by Grant Wilson, astronomy professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, an international research group has imaged a set of ultra-massive galaxies that are thought to form the backbone of a super large structure, or collection of galaxies congregated together, in the very early universe.