Jurassic space: Ancient galaxies come together after billions of years
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 09:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Imagine finding a living dinosaur in your backyard. Astronomers have found the astronomical equivalent of prehistoric life in our intergalactic backyard: a group of small, ancient galaxies that has waited 10 billion years to come together. These 'late bloomers' are on their way to building a large elliptical galaxy...