Grappling with Galaxy Formation.(astronomical research)

Science News | September 25, 1999| | Copyright

Connecting the dots between galaxies near and far

One little, two little, three little I galaxies. Four little, five little, six little galaxies....

Astronomers peering at some of the earliest, most distant gatherings of stars in the universe are trying to figure out exactly what these dim objects were and how they relate to the billions of galaxies that fill the sky today. Some of these bodies are so remote that the light they emitted several billion years ago is only now reaching Earth. Telescope images therefore provide snapshots of what these galaxies ...

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