What does the “wind” tell us about early star formation?
“The strong winds that we observe, suggest that galaxies may lose a lot of material when they are young and thereby enrich the empty space around them”, says Franx. “Many astronomers had speculated about the existence of such winds in such distant galaxies, and we now have an object where we can see them directly. It is striking that the most distant galaxy found to date is also the one that provides us the most detailed picture of events in such distant galaxies”.
