Distant galaxy formed stars only 250 million years after the Big Bang

Distant galaxy formed stars only 250 million years after the Big Bang

Little is known about the star-birth activity of the earliest galaxies. Observations of a particularly distant galaxy provide evidence for such activity when the Universe was just 2% of its current age. Little is known about the star-birth activity of the earliest galaxies. Observations of a particu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2018-05, Vol.557 (7705), p.312-313
1. Verfasser: Bouwens, Rychard
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Astronomical research
Big bang theory
Galaxies
Ionizing radiation
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Zusammenfassung:Little is known about the star-birth activity of the earliest galaxies. Observations of a particularly distant galaxy provide evidence for such activity when the Universe was just 2% of its current age. Little is known about the star-birth activity of the earliest galaxies. Observations of a particularly distant galaxy provide evidence for such activity when the Universe was just 2% of its current age.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-018-05114-z