* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Home -> Astronomy News -> Galaxies -> Abell2744_Y1
Post Info TOPIC: Abell2744_Y1
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Abell2744 Y1
Permalink  
 

Looking Back to the Cradle of Our Universe

NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes have spotted what might be one of the most distant galaxies known, harkening back to a time when our universe was only about 650 million years old (our universe is 13.8 billion years old). The galaxy, known as Abell2744 Y1, is about 30 times smaller than our Milky Way galaxy and is producing about 10 times more stars, as is typical for galaxies in our young universe.
Read more



__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Abell2744_Y1
Permalink  
 

Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes Find One of the Youngest Galaxies in the Universe

An international team led by astronomers from the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and La Laguna University (ULL) has just released the first analysis of the observations of the Abell 2744 cluster of galaxies, a coordinated program of the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes. They have discovered one of the most distant galaxies known to date, which clearly shows the potential of the multi-year Frontier Fields project. The project uses a phenomenon called "gravitational lensing" where select foreground galaxy clusters amplify the faint light from far-more-distant background objects. By combining Hubble and Spitzer data, these astrophysicists have determined the properties of this young galaxy with a better precision than previous studies of other samples at similar cosmic epochs. This galaxy, named Abell2744_Y1, is about 30 times smaller than our galaxy, the Milky Way, but is producing at least 10 times more stars.
Read more



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Home -> Astronomy News -> Galaxies -> Abell2744_Y1


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard