Astronomers observe early stages of Milky Way-like galaxies in distant universe

Astronomers observe early stages of Milky Way-like galaxies in distant universe 03/28/2017 02:57 PM EDT For decades, astronomers have found distant galaxies by detecting the characteristic way their gas absorbs light from a bright quasar in the background. But efforts to observe the light emitted by these same galaxies have mostly been unsuccessful. Now, a team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile has observed emissions from two distant galaxies initially detected by their quasar absorption signatures. Credit: A. Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF) Full story at http://news.ucsc.edu/2017/03/alma-galaxies.html Source University of California, Santa Cruz 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