Scientists Hunt Down Mysterious 'Invisible Galaxy' From Early Universe - CNET
A research team led by astrophysics doctoral student Marika Giulietti of the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Sissa) in Italy published a study on an "very special" galaxy in The Astrophysical Journal this month.
In a statement on Tuesday, Sissa described it as a "mysterious and very distant object" and "so dark that it is almost invisible, even to highly sophisticated instruments."ALMA clued astronomers into previously unknown features of the hard-to-study galaxy, which is rich in gas and dust."Our analysis showed that this object is very compact, presumably young and forming stars at an extremely high rate," Giuletti said.Its infrared eyes let it see through thick veils of dust and peer into immensely faraway regions of our universe.Shining light on tricky celestial objects like these helps scientists better understand galaxy formation and evolution.