Astronomers discover 39 ancient, massive galaxies hiding in invisible light

A galaxy seems like a hard thing to miss – let alone 39 of them – but that's exactly what a team of astronomers has just discovered. So where have these countless stars been hiding? About 11.5 billion light-years away, in a part of the light spectrum that's invisible to many telescopes. The discovery of so many star-forming galaxies this old may call into question our understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• ALMA
• Astronomy
• Galaxy
• Infrared
• Light
• Stars
• University of Tokyo
• Very Large Telescope

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