NASA spots 'star factory'
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1029823020080710
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NASA's telescopes looked back more than 12 billion years to spot this 'star factory', a galaxy that produced so many stars that it has been nicknamed the 'Baby Boom galaxy'. The galaxy is estimated to have produced up to 4,000 stars a year, compared to our Milky Way's average of just 10 a year.
The galaxy is 12.3 billion light years away, while the universe is estimated to be about 13.4 billion years old, so the galaxy would have been producing stars way back near the universe's beginning - this raises questions about whether all major galaxies were as prolific as the Baby Boom during this time, and whether there has been a general slow-down in star production.
The galaxy is 12.3 billion light years away, while the universe is estimated to be about 13.4 billion years old, so the galaxy would have been producing stars way back near the universe's beginning - this raises questions about whether all major galaxies were as prolific as the Baby Boom during this time, and whether there has been a general slow-down in star production.
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what if there is continueus big bang pods blowing up in the universe, i think its funny that they said " while the universe is estimated to be about 13.4 billion years old, so the galaxy would have been producing stars way back near the universe's beginning -" i say "it" has been around way longer.
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idealist
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And thats about as scientific as it gonna get! or is it?
funny thing about the universe...... - 3 years ago
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