Dec 8, 2024
Ancient cosmic collisions may have birthed the universe’s most monstrous galaxies
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: innovation, space
“Our findings take us closer to solving a long-standing mystery in astronomy that will redefine our understanding of how galaxies were created in the early universe.”
The team’s research was published on Wednesday (Dec. 4) in the journal Nature.
The team made their breakthrough using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA). ALMA is the largest astronomical project in existence comprised of 66 radio antennas situated in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.