Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
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Re: Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
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#3Can those be just globular clusters in their 'bright' phase? Globular clusters are not even mentioned in that article, which is weird.
Re: Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
#4Can those be just globular clusters in their 'bright' phase? Globular clusters are not even mentioned in that article, which is weird.
I'm gonna guess that the prominent astronomers at several top-notch universities mentioned have heard of globular clusters, and that the reason it's not mentioned is it's not relevant.
Re: Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
#5Can those be just globular clusters in their 'bright' phase? Globular clusters are not even mentioned in that article, which is weird.
I'm gonna guess that the prominent astronomers at several top-notch universities mentioned have heard of globular clusters, and that the reason it's not mentioned is it's not relevant.
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#6Must be heck of a night sky on one of those planets
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#7Is this what a group of type III civilizations look like on the Kardashev scale?
Back when the universe was hot and dense and it was still fun?
Re: Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
#8Must be heck of a night sky on one of those planets
They might be too early for planets, at least rocky ones. I'm not exactly sure of the timeline for these stars, but planets require at least a generation or two of stars and novas to fuse heavy elements, and we're probably looking at some of the earliest stars formed (assuming it they are actually stars, not entirely clear yet).
Also, if they're not sure how the stars themselves can survive being so close to each other, stable planetary orbits are probably right out. :D
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm gonna guess that the prominent astronomers at several top-notch universities mentioned have heard of globular clusters, and that the reason it's not mentioned is it's not relevant.
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> Either you don't know (why reply at all?)
Because, as a lay person, I’ve heard of globular clusters, and that means several experts in the field not talking about them points not to “weird”, but to “nope”.
Re: Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impossibly dense
#10Can those be just globular clusters in their 'bright' phase? Globular clusters are not even mentioned in that article, which is weird.
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