The James Webb Space Telescope will offer astronomers the sharpest images of the early universe ever captured and a University of Minnesota professor is part of a program that has secured observation time.
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IMAGE: The University of Minnesota study shows that high-energy light from small galaxies, like the Pox 186 galaxy depicted above, may have played a key role in the reionization and evolution. view more
Credit: Credit: Podevin, J.f., 2006
A new study led by University of Minnesota astrophysicists shows that high-energy light from small galaxies may have played a key role in the early evolution of the Universe. The research gives insight into how the Universe became reionized, a problem that astronomers have been trying to solve for years.
The research is published in
The Astrophysical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of astrophysics and astronomy.