Massive Galaxies Rethink - Hypothesis Says 15 Are Cosmologically Much Younger Than Believed
Friday, April 10, 2009 - 14:07
in Astronomy & Space
A research team say they have found a sample of massive galaxies with properties that suggest that they may have formed relatively recently, which runs counter to the widely-held belief that massive, luminous galaxies (like our own Milky Way) began their formation and evolution shortly after the Big Bang, some 13 billion years ago. Further research into the nature of these objects could open new windows into the study of the origin and early evolution of galaxies. read more
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