39 Ancient galaxies found!!!
Combining the strength of various observatories spanning the globe and off-planet space telescopes, scientists have discovered 39 previously unknown ancient massive galaxies, as well as the revelation that billions of years ago, these galaxies were intimately connected through supermassive black holes. "This is the first time that such a large population of massive galaxies was confirmed during the first 2 billion years of the 13.7-billion-year life of the universe. These were previously invisible to us," says researcher Tao Wang of the University of Tokyo, who was involved with the study, in a press statement. "This finding contravenes current models for that period of cosmic evolution and will help to add some details, which have been missing until now."