UT Astronomers Use JWST to Probe an Extreme Starburst Galaxy
April 04, 2024
April 04, 2024
FORT DAVIS, Texas, April 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release:
A team of astronomers, including Danielle Berg and John Chisholm at The University of Texas at Austin, has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, this galaxy is relatively compact in size but hosts a frenzy of star formation act . . .
A team of astronomers, including Danielle Berg and John Chisholm at The University of Texas at Austin, has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to survey the starburst galaxy Messier 82 (M82). Located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, this galaxy is relatively compact in size but hosts a frenzy of star formation act . . .