Astronomers find unexpected, dust-obscured star formation in distant galaxy

Astronomers find unexpected, dust-obscured star formation in distant galaxy 03/29/2017 01:06 PM EDT Pushing the limits of the largest single-aperture millimeter telescope in the world, and coupling it with gravitational lensing, University of Massachusetts Amherst astronomer Alexandra Pope and colleagues report that they have detected a surprising rate of star formation, four times higher than previously detected, in a dust-obscured galaxy behind a Frontier Fields cluster. Full story at http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/umass-amherst-astronomers-find-unexpected Source University of Massachusetts Amherst This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111