Thursday, August 28, 2014

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News


Early growth of giant galaxy, just 3 billion years after the Big Bang, revealed

Posted: 27 Aug 2014 10:15 AM PDT

The birth of massive galaxies, according to galaxy formation theories, begins with the buildup of a dense, compact core that is ablaze with the glow of millions of newly formed stars. Evidence of this early construction phase, however, has eluded astronomers — until now. Astronomers identified a dense galactic core, dubbed "Sparky," using a combination of data from several space telescopes. Hubble photographed the emerging galaxy as it looked 11 billion years ago, just 3 billion years after the birth of our universe in the big bang.

Best view yet of merging galaxies in distant universe

Posted: 26 Aug 2014 11:11 AM PDT

Astronomers have obtained the best view yet of a collision between two galaxies when the Universe was only half its current age. To make this observation, the team also enlisted the help of a gravitational lens, a galaxy-size magnifying glass, to reveal otherwise invisible detail.

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