Last year, the European Space Agency"s Herschel Space Telescope unleashed a new revelation, not-yet observed, distant galaxies are, in fact, responsible for the "cosmic fog" of infrared radiation seen on the horizon of the "observable universe." Beyond that haze likely lies millions - perhaps even billions - of uncharted galaxies. Most of which, are some of the earliest galaxies produced post big bang.
How in the world could we miss seeing all of them? Read more: http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/seven-trillion-dwarfs-and-billions-of-undetected-galaxies/
Image Credit: Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Seven Trillion Dwarfs and Billions of Undetected Galaxies
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