Just 200 million years after the Big Bang, the Universe may have already seen the formation of the first elliptical galaxies. In a new study, astronomers propose that much more such galaxies existed in the early Cosmos than was previously estimated. Until recently, experts were convinced that the first stars appeared... |
18 April 2011
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Following new observations of distant elliptical galaxies that unusually bright and massive, experts are beginning to recreate a new image of the early Universe, when it was about a quarter of its current age.
The studies reveal a place that seemingly contained numerous contradictions, as well as many extremes. Ma... |
3 February 2011
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The northern constellation of Coma Berenices is home to one of the closest and brightest galaxy clusters astronomers are familiar with, namely the Abell 1656, also known as the Coma Galaxy Cluster (CGC). This formation holds up to 1,000 galaxies, most of them elliptical. However, one of them, which happens to be a sp... |
6 February 2009
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The way galaxies transform from the pinwheel-shaped spirals – that tend to be blue or reddish – to the egg-shaped ellipticals was unknown to astronomers up until Hubble decided to send back a new set of pictures, detailing extremely rare red spiral galaxies, which experts now think may be the missing link... |
22 December 2008
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