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June 20, 2014

Hubble Finds Dwarf Galaxies Formed Large Share of Universe's Stars
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 20, 2014
They may be little, but they pack a big star-forming punch. New observations from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show small galaxies, also known as dwarf galaxies, are responsible for forming a large proportion of the universe's stars. Studying this early epoch of the universe's history is critical to fully understanding how these stars formed and how galaxies grew and evolved 3.5 to 6 billion years after the beginning of the universe. The result supports a decade-long investigation into whet ... read more

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