Astronomers discover a superheated galaxy building stars at record speed

Astronomers discover a galaxy making stars 180x faster than the Milky Way

The night sky often feels calm, yet the early universe tells a very different story. A newly studied ancient galaxy, seen as it was more than 13 billion years ago, reveals a level of star making so intense that it challenges what you might expect from young cosmic systems. This discovery gives you a rare window into how some of the first galaxies grew at breakneck speed and helps researchers close in on long standing questions about the origins …

Astronomers discover a superheated galaxy building stars at record speed

Astronomers have found a distant galaxy that’s building stars 180 times faster than our own Milky Way—offering a new clue to how galaxies grew so rapidly in the early universe. The galaxy, known as MACS0416_Y1 or simply Y1, lies so far away that its light has taken more than 13 billion years to reach us. […] The post Astronomers discover a superheated galaxy building stars at record speed appeared first on Knowridge Science Report.