Unveiling the Life and Death of Stars in a Distant Galaxy

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have identified star formation and potential star death sites in a galaxy located 13.2 billion light-years away. The observations revealed an ionization process by newly formed stars and a massive cavity that may represent a "superbubble" from supernova explosions, marking the most distant such structures ever observed. The high-resolution observations provided insights into the distribution of dust and oxygen within the nebulae, shedding light on the life and death of stars. Future observations with advanced telescopes hold promising prospects for further understanding these star clusters.