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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

NASA telescope discovers creepy ultra-massive ‘Red Monster’ galaxies in the early universe

A group of international astronomers have discovered three mysterious, ultra-massive galaxies in the early universe.

The galaxies – systems of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter – appear in a view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope like creepy, blood-red glowing eyes. They get their striking color from their extreme amount of dust.

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