Colors of Quasars Reveal a Dusty Universe
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 18:07
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- The vast expanses of intergalactic space appear to be filled with a haze of tiny, smoke-like "dust" particles that dim the light from distant objects and subtly change their colors, according to a team of astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II), including a researcher from the University of California, Davis.