Ultra-dense Galaxies Found In Early Universe

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Tue, 04/29/2008 - 09:46

Astronomers looking at the universe's distant past found nine young, unusually compact galaxies, each weighing in at 200 billion times the mass of the Sun.

These young galaxies are the equivalent of a human baby that is 20 inches long, yet weighs 180 pounds.


 

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