Early Galaxies Were Destroyed by Immense Heat

Despite the fact that the concept of dark matter has no yet been directly proven, and no amount of it has ever been studied, researchers at the Durham University have recently proposed that the formation of the Milky Way is largely favored by the fact that it was immersed in a large cloud of ... [ read more >> ]

Supernov explosions in the young galaxy are “blowing” a wind into the space around it, giving rise to bubbles and shock waves in the surrounding gas. The red/white colors show where the gas is hot, and blue colors are cold

A computer generated image showing the distribution and temperature of gas around a young galaxy in the chaotic process of formation

Image of simulated dark matter. The brighter colors correspond to regions of higher density and indicate where most of the gamma rays given off by dark matter are expected to be produced

Image comment: Image of simulated dark matter. The brighter colors correspond to regions of higher density and indicate where most of the gamma rays given off by dark matter are expected to be produced
Image credits: The Virgo Consortium

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Image of simulated dark matter. The brighter colors correspond to regions of higher density and indicate where most of the gamma rays given off by dark matter are expected to be produced