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Astronomers Discover ‘Cosmic Grapes’ in 13-Billion-Year-Old Galaxy
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Researchers have spotted a primitive galaxy containing about fifteen clusters of star formation arranged as a cluster of grapes, formed about 930 million years after the Big Bang. While previous observations suggested a smooth disk structure for this galaxy – rightly called "Cosmic Raisins" – high-resolution telescopes have highlighted a previously unknown configuration in the primitive universe. This observation corresponds to the image of the …
Strange ‘Cosmic Grapes’ galaxy sheds new light on first billion years after Big Bang
Astronomers have gotten a rare close-up look at a galaxy from the early universe and found it’s chock full of star forming activity in a way no one expected. Nicknamed “Cosmic Grapes,” this ancient system is 13 billion light years away and 930 million years after the Big Bang. What’s unique is the abundance of massive star forming clumps – at least 15 of them – all packed into its spinning disk, looking like a bunch of grapes suspended in space.…
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