New Hubble telescope images show ultraviolet
radiation from stars born during the universe's adolescent phase.
Not exact matches
Scientists think that when the first
stars were
born, these luminous objects and the galaxies they formed eventually pumped out X-rays and ultraviolet
radiation that ripped electrons
from their proton partners.
But it has been unclear whether that dust is heated by the energy created as matter gets sucked into the black hole, or by
radiation from newly
born stars.
A sensitive new
radiation detector enables astronomers to explore regions of the universe hidden
from optical telescopes, such as sites where
stars are now being
born