Tag: Cosmic history insights

Researchers Discover Unprecedented Array of Molecules in Two Very Old Galaxies

Dec 19, 2023

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by

Jay Tarife

in Space News

French astronomers using the NOEMA radio telescope array discovered a complex variety of chemicals in two 12-billion-year-old galaxies. The galaxies APM 08279+5255 and NCv1.143 reveal ancient star formation. While NCv1.143 is a normal galaxy, APM 08279+5255 has a quasar. Despite their differences, both galaxies generate stars several hundred times faster than our Milky Way. NOEMA…