Unexpected chemistry reveals cosmic star factories´ secrets
Light from many different molecules reveals the secrets of distant star factories. The illustration shows representations of the molecules found in the distant galaxy NCv1.143, superimposed on an image of a similar galaxy in the nearby universe – NGC 572 – taken in visible light by the Hubble telescope. Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, L. Ho; Jmol (molecules); R. Cumming (montage).
Two galaxies in the early universe, which contain extremely productive star factories, have been studied by a team of scientists led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Using powerful