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Dwarf Galaxy NGC 1140

Tiny Galaxy Bursting with Star Creation Is Spied by Hubble

By Sarah Lewin published

Hubble Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope is trolling for huge, early galaxies in areas of the sky such as this COSMOS field, which is short for Cosmic Evolution Survey.

Space Telescope Could Solve a Cosmic Mystery By Eyeing Early Galaxies

By Elizabeth Howell published

Astronomers using a NASA space telescope are in the midst of a survey designed to figure out how galaxies in the young universe grew so quickly.

Galaxies
Hydrogen Emission of Young Milky Way-Type Galaxy Graph

Structure of 'Baby Milky Way' Galaxy Seen for the First Time

By Nola Taylor Tillman published

Astronomers have gotten their first clear look at galaxy in the very early universe that could have become somewhat like the Milky Way.

Galaxies
ALMA Pinpoints Most Fertile Star-Forming Galaxies space wallpaper

Eye On Early Universe | Space Wallpaper

By Space.com Staff published

Astronomy
This artist’s impression shows two galaxies in the early universe. The brilliant explosion on the left is a gamma-ray burst.

Bright Space Explosion Reveals Surprising Ingredients of Galaxies

By Space.com Staff published

Two early galaxies were found to contain more heavier chemical elements than was previously thought possible.

Galaxies
Stellar Baby Boom of Early Universe Explained

Stellar Baby Boom of Early Universe Explained

By Space.com Staff published

Stellar baby boom in early universe fueled by pools of cool gas, new observations show.

Astronomy
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