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Aug 11

Giant Space Blob Glows from Within

Source: ESO


Lyman-alpha blob LAB-1. Image credits: ESO/M. Hayes.

Observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope have shed light on the power source of a rare vast cloud of glowing gas in the early Universe. The observations show for the first time that this giant “Lyman-alpha blob” — one of the largest single objects known — must be powered by galaxies embedded within it. The results appear in the 18 August issue of the journal Nature.(read more)

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