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Hubble Uncovers Tiny Galaxies Bursting with Star Birth

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HEIDELBERG, Germany, Nov. 11, 2011 — The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered an extraordinary population of tiny young galaxies 9 billion light-years away that are brimming with star formation. The galaxies are churning out stars at such a rate that the number of stars in them will double in just 10 million years, one-thousandth of the time it has taken the Milky Way to double its stellar population. Astronomers believe this rapid star birth represents an important phase in the formation of dwarf galaxies, the most common type in the cosmos. These newly discovered dwarf galaxies are approximately a hundred times smaller...Read full article

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    Published: November 2011
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    astronomy
    The scientific observation of celestial radiation that has reached the vicinity of Earth, and the interpretation of these observations to determine the characteristics of the extraterrestrial bodies and phenomena that have emitted the radiation.
    Advanced Camera for SurveysAmber StraughnAmericasArjen van der WelastronomyBasic SciencecamerasCANDELSCosmic Assembly Near-infrared Deep Extragalactic Legacy Surveydwarf galaxiesEuropeGermanyGoddard Space Flight CenterGreat Observatories Origins Deep Survey-SouthHarry FergusonHubble Space TelescopeImagingJames Webb Space TelescopeMarylandMax Planck Institute for AstronomyResearch & TechnologySpace Telescope Science Institutestar formationUKIDSS Ultra Deep SurveyWide Field Camera 3young galaxies

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