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Globular Clusters: Already Old Nine Billion Years Ago
Globular Clusters: Already Old Nine Billion Years Ago
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
The quest to understand the formation mechanisms of globular clusters was limited by the Hubble Space Telescope’s ability to peer back in time. Now, JWST’s larger mirror has allowed astronomers to find gravitationally lensed galaxies that have globular clusters almost nine billion years old. Plus, two new super-mercury exoplanets, This Week in Space History, and an interview with Eric Palmer about the DART mission.
Released:
Sep 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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