: ‘Hidden stars’ suggest that distant galaxies are much more massive than they appear
Tue 18 Aug 2026; Astronomers have discovered that the most massive galaxies in the early universe contain far more small stars than expected. As a result, these early galaxies were likely much more massive than initial measurements suggested. This discovery challenges current understanding about how the first galaxies formed. The results are published today in Nature Astronomy. IMAGE | Cheng et al
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