Elizabeth Howell

Elizabeth Howell https://refractor.io/author/elizabeth-howell/ Elizabeth Howell en-AU Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:02:00 GMT Extragalactic Archaeology tells the 'life story' of a whole galaxy https://refractor.io/space/extragalactic-archaeology-history-galaxies/ Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 shot for barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365. This image, taken in 1996, is a composite of three filters: near-ultraviolet (3327 Angstroms), visible (5552 Angstroms), and near-infrared (8269 Angstroms).

Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 shot for barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365. This image, taken in 1996, is a composite of three filters: near-ultraviolet (3327 Angstroms), visible (5552 Angstroms), and near-infrared (8269 Angstroms).

For the first time, astronomers claim they’ve found a way to reconstruct a galaxy’s entire ‘life story’ – from a single snapshot in time.

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Category: Astronomy, Science

Tags: Astronomy, Spectroscopy, UCSC, Harvard-Smithsonian, Astrophysics

]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:02:00 GMT https://refractor.io/space/extragalactic-archaeology-history-galaxies/ Elizabeth Howell