Source: NASA Spitzer
The constellation Boötes, dubbed the "Extended Groth Strip."
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC
The faint, lumpy glow given off by the very first objects in the universe may have been detected with the best precision yet, using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. These faint objects might be wildly massive stars or voracious black holes. They are too far away to be seen individually, but Spitzer has captured new, convincing evidence of what appears to be the collective pattern of their infrared light.
The observations help confirm the first objects were numerous in quantity and furiously burned cosmic fuel. (read more)
