Dusty Galaxies From Early Universe In Throes Of Intense Burst Of Star Formation
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 19:35
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered more than a hundred dusty galaxies in the early Universe, each of which is in the throes of an intense burst of star formation. One of these galaxies is an example of a rare class of starburst, seen just one billion years after the Big Bang. The new results may present a direct challenge to our current ideas of how galaxies formed.
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