ESA uses cookies to track visits to our website only, no personal information is collected.
By continuing to use the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. OK Find out more about our cookie policy.
Currently, sci.esa.int is under review and not being updated. For the latest information and news from ESA science missions and scientific results, please visit esa.int. For a comprehensive overview of ESA’s Science Programme and its missions, please refer to science.esa.int. For in-depth technical information aimed at ESA's scientific communities, you may also wish to consult cosmos.esa.int.
Asset Publisher
Back
Artist's impression of the sky seen from within an ultra-dense galaxy
Science Portal
Modified 6 Years ago.
Artist's impression of the sky seen from within an ultra-dense galaxy
Date: 29 April 2008 Depicts: Artist's impression of the sky from within an ultra-dense galaxy Copyright: NASA, ESA and G. Bacon (STScI) Show in archive: false
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 thousand million years ago. They are a fraction of the size of today's galaxies but contain the same number of stars.