A Hubble Space Telescope color composite image, with two of the 15 - TopicsExpress



          

A Hubble Space Telescope color composite image, with two of the 15 mature galaxies. They exhibit the typical red colors of mature galaxies. Most of the other galaxies in the image are much closer. An international team of researchers has discovered the most distant examples of galaxies in the early universe that were already mature and massive. The mature galaxies were found at a record-breaking distance of 12 billion light years, seen when the universe was just 1.6 billion years old. Their existence at such an early time raises new questions about what forced them to grow up so quickly. Read more: sciencedaily/releases/2014/03/140310213910.htm
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:50:16 +0000

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