A group of astronomers from University of Lisbon, Portugal, has discovered by far the brightest galaxy yet found in the early Universe, and nicknamed it CR7 in honour of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is located in the COSMOS field and this galaxy is three times brighter than the brightest distant galaxy known up to now.
The New York Times reveals the details of the new galaxy in an article where most of the content is far too complex for our tiny brains.
"A recently discovered galaxy that existed when the universe was only about 800 million years old" and "is three times as luminous as any previously found from that time."
"A recently discovered galaxy that existed when the universe was only about 800 million years old" and "is three times as luminous as any previously found from that time."
It has been named Galaxy CR7 for two reasons:
1.Shortcut for Cosmos Redshift 7, after the method by which distant objects in the universe are dated.
2. And it is inspired by Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, aka CR7.
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