Small, dense galaxies puzzle scientists, raises questions on the origin of universe, hyperspace and chilled universe underneath
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Apr. 30, 2008

Several newfound galaxies seen as they existed when the universe was young are packed with improbable numbers of stars. Nine galaxies have been observed 11 billion light years away from Earth, each about 200 billion times the mass of the sun yet a mere 5,000 light-years across. Our Milky Way Galaxy is a fraction of that heft. The galaxies were observed using the Hubble Telescope and the Keck Observatory. Based on the galaxies'' mass, the astronomers estimated that the stars are spinning around their galactic disks at roughly 890,000 to 1 million mph, twice the speed of stars today. So far, there is no explanation for this phenomenon.

Scientists estimate the early galaxies would have needed to expand five times over to reach the stately proportions of their more modern kin. Colliding with each other might be one way to build up real estate, but that's probably not the whole answer, according to lead scientist Pieter van Dokkum of Yale University.

The finding suggests that these massive galaxies do not evolve in isolation over billions of years, as theorists had assumed. Van Dokkum states the galaxies needed to undergo a string of collisions with other galaxies to puff up their size.

From quantum mechanics perspective, it raises questions on the origin of universe, hyperspace and chilled universe underneath.

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