Astronomers have spotted a tiny galaxy from the universe’s first 800 million years that’s somehow churning out new stars over a hundred times faster than the Milky Way. The galaxy, nicknamed Y1, sits deep in the southern sky and its dust is unexpectedly warm, a sign that star formation there is in full overdrive. A reminder that the early universe wasn’t quiet at all; it was building stars at a breakneck pace.
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Minted my Carplet #365990 on Celo! Check out how you can get your own. By the way, this is my first time using Celo. I need to see what else is interesting 🤔
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Comet Lemmon’s in the morning sky, a one-in-a-millennium visitor flaring near Virgo. Closest to Earth: Oct 21, 2025. Perihelion (closest to Sun): Nov 8, 2025.
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