The first galaxies were already busy by the time the universe was 700 to 800 million years old. Stars were forming fast. Structures were taking shape. Additionally, huge stores of gas were feeding that growth. What astronomers have struggled to see clearly is the neutral gas at the center of that process. It is the cooler material that directly supplies star formation. That missing piece has now come into view. An international team led by Assis…
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