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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Fires of Galactic Youth (Artist Animation)
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Fires of Galactic Youth (Artist Animation)
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Figure 1
This artist's animation shows a typical young galaxy, teeming with hot, newborn stars and exploding supernovas. The supernovas are seen as white flashes of light.
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer spotted three-dozen young galaxies like the one shown here in our corner of the universe. It was able to see them with the help of its highly sensitive ultraviolet detectors. Because newborn stars radiate ultraviolet light, young galaxies light up brilliantly when viewed in ultraviolet wavelengths. The findings came as a surprise, because astronomers had thought that the universe's "birth-rate" had declined, and that massive galaxies were no longer forming.
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Figure 1
This artist's animation shows a typical young galaxy, teeming with hot, newborn stars and exploding supernovas. The supernovas are seen as white flashes of light.
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer spotted three-dozen young galaxies like the one shown here in our corner of the universe. It was able to see them with the help of its highly sensitive ultraviolet detectors. Because newborn stars radiate ultraviolet light, young galaxies light up brilliantly when viewed in ultraviolet wavelengths. The findings came as a surprise, because astronomers had thought that the universe's "birth-rate" had declined, and that massive galaxies were no longer forming.
Original Caption Released with Image
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Fires of Galactic Youth (Artist Animation) [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A07144 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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Fires of Galactic Youth (Artist Animation) [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A07144 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Produced By:
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California Institute of Technology
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California Institute of Technology
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Mission:
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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Spacecraft:
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Telescope
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GALEX Telescope
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Product Size:
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587 samples x 473 lines
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587 samples x 473 lines
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Explorer
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Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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GALEX
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GALEX
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Telescope
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GALEX Telescope
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California
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California
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Image #:
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PIA07144
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07144
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07144
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