Granny galaxies discovered in the early universe
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —An international team of astronomers have discovered the most distant examples of galaxies that were already mature and massive – not just young, star-forming galaxies in the nursery-room of the early Universe but also old, 'retired' ones – 'granny galaxies'.