3: The genesis and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planets

Learn how galaxies, stars, and planets form, interact, and evolve

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How did the first condensations of matter after the Big Bang lead to today’s universe? To explore this mystery, NASA and our international partners will use new infrared satellite telescopes to investigate the formation of stars and planets and the early evolution of luminous galaxies. An aircraft-based telescope will supply complementary data. But to detect galaxies in their infancy re q u i res an even larger telescope with superb resolution. Near the end of this decade, the Next Generation Space Telescope will peer into the clouds harboring the youngest stars and planets to reveal their location, mass, chemical composition, and dynamics.

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