Stig Östlund

torsdag, november 10, 2011

Hubble Uncovers Tiny Galaxies Bursting with Star Birth in Early Universe

Using its near-infrared vision to peer 9 billion years back in time, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny, young galaxies that are brimming with star formation. The galaxies are typically a hundred times less massive than the Milky Way galaxy, yet they churn out stars at such a furious pace that their stellar content would double in just 10 million years. By comparison, the Milky Way would take a thousand times longer to double its population. /HUBBLE SITE

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