Using powerful new telescope astronomers observe one of the oldest objects in the universe

Using powerful new telescope astronomers observe one of the oldest objects in the universe 11/09/2017 09:39 PM EST Astronomers using the Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT), which is operated jointly by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, report today in Nature Astronomy that they have detected the second most distant dusty, star-forming galaxy ever found in the universe -- born in the first one billion years after the Big Bang. It is the oldest object ever detected by the LMT. Full story at http://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article/using-powerful-new-telescope-astronomers Source University of Massachusetts Amherst This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111