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Earliest giant galaxies: The birth of monsters.»
Not exact matches
Earlier research with NASA's Chandra X-ray observatory revealed that the jets from this AGN are carving out a pair of
giant «radio bubbles,» huge cavities in the hot, diffuse plasma that surrounds the
galaxy.
Gal - Yam thinks the conditions in the host
galaxy could be like those in the
early universe, when theory says such
giant stars were born and died in great numbers, seeding the universe with heavy elements.
This is the first direct observational evidence that at least some of the
earliest so - called «dead»
galaxies — where star formation stopped — somehow evolve from a Milky Way - shaped disk into the
giant elliptical
galaxies we see today.
Giant elliptical
galaxies like these are much more common than expected for the
early universe.
Gas surrounds a
giant black hole in the
early universe in this radio image, but astronomers see little evidence for a massive
galaxy of stars.
Astronomers have identified powerful radio - emitting
galaxies that existed when the universe was only one tenth its present age These objects offer a glimpse at the
early evolution of
giant galaxies
The discovery solves a riddle in understanding how
giant elliptical
galaxies developed quickly in the
early universe and why they stopped producing stars soon after.
The proximity of UGC 1382 will be a boon to revealing other features of such elusive
giants in addition to understanding other seemingly normal
early galaxies.
Webb's
giant sunshield will protect it from stray heat and light, while its large mirror enables it to effectively capture infrared light, bringing us the clearest picture ever of space objects that emit this invisible radiation beyond the red end of the visible spectrum —
early galaxies, infant stars, clouds of gas and dust, and much more.