Artist's Illustration of What One of the Very First Galaxies in the Universe Might Have Looked Like (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Artist's Illustration of What One of the Very First Galaxies in the Universe Might Have Looked Like

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This artist's illustration shows what one of the very first galaxies in the Universe might have looked like. High levels of violent star formation and star death would have illuminated the gas filling the space between stars, making the galaxy largely opaque and without a clear structure.

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James Josephides (Swinburne Astronomy Productions)

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