Development of Massive Elliptical Galaxies
This graphic shows the evolutionary sequence in the growth of massive elliptical galaxies over 13 billion years, as gleaned from space-based and ground-based telescopic observations. The growth of this class of galaxies is quickly driven by rapid star formation and mergers with other galaxies.
Image Details
- Date
- January 29, 2014
- ID
- nhsc2014-002a
- Type
- Observation
- Credit
- NASA/ESA/S. Toft (Niels Bohr Institute)/A. Feild (STScI)
