Spitzer Finding Holds Clues to Early Stars, Galaxies

Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/STSCL
A relatively nearby galaxy may hold clues to conditions that exist in the most distant—and ancient—galaxies that can be observed from Earth. Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have found a ring around the Pinwheel Galaxy that lacks the organic molecules found closer to its center...

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