Starry, Starry Night
This illustration from a hypothetical planet in a distant ultra-dense galaxy reveals a sky packed with thousands of stars. There are 200 times more stars in this sky than in our Earth's night-time sky. The ultra-dense galaxies existed about 11 billion years ago. They are a fraction of the size of today's galaxies but contain the same number of stars.
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About the Image
| Id: | heic0811b |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 29 April 2008, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0811 |
| Size: | 4000 x 3200 px |
About the Object
| Type: | • Unspecified : Planet : Type : Terrestrial |
