Chris Pearson et al.
A Issuance energy in longer wavelengths is an astronomical mystery that may be about to be revealed – with the help of mysterious galaxies now discovered.
A team of astronomers created the deepest image ever in the universe in distant infrared wavelengths. The result was the revealing of a population of “hidden” galaxies, who challenge what we know about the development of galaxies, but also about infrared radiation, solving a longtime energy mystery.
“This work led to science with Herschel to its absolute limit, Probing far below what we can normally see with discernment and potentially revealing a completely new population of galaxies that are contributing to the thinner light we can see in the universe, ”Chris Pearson tells the study leader.
The findings were revealed from 141 images of the Spire instrument aboard the Herschel Space Observatory of the European Space Agency.
This is the deepest image of the sky in the distant infrared ever produced, and allowed to identify the most dusty galaxies and calculate the contribution of each galaxy to the total energy budget of the universe.
This is because, by explaining the lack of infrared radiation in the so-called energy budget of the universe, these galaxies can help us understand how Energy emission in longer wavelengths.
These hidden galaxies were hidden at the blur of the image-a conventional analysis could not detect them. But, according to Universe Today, if they are confirmed, the galaxies challenge all existing numbers and galactic evolution models.
The Mission Prima, an infrared telescope studied by NASA, can help clarify this discovery.
