Galaxy-wide echoes from the past: VLT observations identify very rare new kind of galaxy
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
A new galaxy class has been identified using observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), the Gemini South telescope, and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT). Nicknamed “green bean galaxies” because of their unusual appearance, these galaxies glow in the intense light emitted from the surroundings of monster black holes and are amongst the rarest objects in the Universe.