Astronomers have discovered six “monster” galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the dawn of the universe, The Big Bang.
Astronomers have possibly discovered six “monster” galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang.
The six objects each weigh billions of times more than our own sun. In one, the total weight of all its stars may be as much as 100 billion times greater than our sun, according to researchers, whoAccording to Labbe, these galaxies are unique in that they appear to be extremely dense — compacting as many stars as the milky way in a relatively small space.
Pennsylvania State University’s Joel Leja, who took part in the study, described the new bodies as “universe breakers.” While some may prove to be smaller, “odds are good at least some of them will turn out to be” galactic giants, Labbe said. “The next year will tell us.”
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