"Stellar nurseries" in first galaxies produced stars more rapidly than expected.Byline: ANI Washington, November 11 (ANI): In a new research, scientists at Durham University, UK, have determined that "stellar nurseries" within the first galaxies gave birth to stars at a much more rapid rate than previously expected. The research looked back 12.5 billion years to one of the most distant known galaxies, about one billion years after the Big Bang big bang Model of the origin of the universe, which holds that it emerged from a state of extremely high temperature and density in an explosive expansion 10 billion–15 billion years ago. . Using a technique called gravitational grav·i·ta·tion n. 1. Physics a. The natural phenomenon of attraction between physical objects with mass or energy. b. The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction. 2. lensing - where distant galaxies are magnified using the gravity of a nearby galaxy cluster - the scientists observed the rapid bursts of star formation in the galaxy called MS1358arc. Within the star-forming regions, new stars were being created at a rate of about 50 stars per year - around 100 times faster than had been previously thought. The researchers, who say their work represents the most detailed study of a galaxy at such a young age, believe the observed galaxy is typical of others in the early Universe. They said that the galaxy, which measures 6,000 light years across, also has all the characteristics that would allow it to eventually evolve into a galaxy such as our Milky Way Milky Way, the galaxy of which the sun and solar system are a part, seen as a broad band of light arching across the night sky from horizon to horizon; if not blocked by the horizon, it would be seen as a circle around the entire sky. , giving an insight into how our sun and galaxy formed.he Durham researchers based their findings on observations from the Gemini North telescope, based in Hawaii, and NASA's Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. lead author Dr Mark Swinbank, in the Institute for Computational Cosmology, at Durham University, "The runaway effect in this galaxy suggests it is growing much faster than expected. Given the size of the star forming regions, we would expect it to be forming stars at the rate of about one sun per year, but it seems to be much more active than that." "We think this galaxy is fairly typical of galaxies at this time and we expect that the Milky Way once looked like this as it formed its first stars," he said. "In effect, we are seeing the first generation of stars being born in a galaxy like the Milky Way. This gives unique insight into the birth of our own galaxy," he added. The researchers said that most of the observed stars eventually exploded as supernovae, spewing debris back into space where it formed into new stars "In this respect, these stars are the seeds of future star formation in the Universe," Dr Swinbank added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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