The astronomers, who published their results in The Astrophysical Journal,
hope such observations will help them understand supernovae, which are important because the blasts are thought to create heavy elements such as silver, nickel, and copper.
Not exact matches
Now the researchers
hope that future
observations of a large number of distant galaxies using the ALMA telescopes could help unravel how frequently
such evolved galaxies occur in this very early epoch of the history of the universe.
The researchers
hope that their technique may prove especially useful when upcoming space missions
such as NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and the European Space Agency's Ariel Space Mission start providing more detailed atmospheric
observations of potentially habitable exoplanets.