University of Arizona: Astronomers Discover Massive Galaxy 'Shipyard' in the Distant Universe
October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021
TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release:
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Astronomers have discovered a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies on its way to developing into a galaxy supercluster. Observations show the protocluster, which is located 11 billion light-years from Earth, as it appeared when the universe was 3 billion years old, when stars were produced at higher rates in certain regions of the cosmos.
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Astronomers have discovered a structure thought to be a "protocluster" of galaxies on its way to developing into a galaxy supercluster. Observations show the protocluster, which is located 11 billion light-years from Earth, as it appeared when the universe was 3 billion years old, when stars were produced at higher rates in certain regions of the cosmos.