Unveiling the dead and dusty Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope

用詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜揭开死气沉沉、尘土飞扬的宇宙

• 批准号: DP230103161
• 负责人: A/Prof Ivo Labbe
• 金额: $ 26.66万
• 依托单位: Swinburne University of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2025-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP230103161
• 关键词: Unveiling; dead; dusty; Universe; James

This project aims to find the earliest dead and dust obscured galaxies in the Universe. Understanding their astrophysics, explosive growth, and demise have long been among the most important unsolved mysteries of astronomy. Decades in the making, the imminent availability of the James Webb Space Telescope mid-2022 marks a watershed moment. This project uses guaranteed access to the revolutionary space telescope to discover the first dead galaxies and unveil the previously hidden "dusty" galaxies and shed light on their suspected evolutionary link. The project is expected to significantly enhance Australia's international standing through leadership in use of the world's flagship scientific facility.

该项目旨在寻找宇宙中最早的死亡星系和尘埃遮挡的星系。长期以来，了解它们的天体物理学、爆炸式增长和消亡一直是天文学中最重要的未解之谜。经过几十年的酝酿，詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜即将于2022年年中面世，这标志着一个分水岭时刻。该项目使用革命性的太空望远镜来发现第一批死亡星系，并揭开之前隐藏的“尘埃”星系的面纱，并阐明它们之间可能存在的进化联系。该项目预计将通过在使用世界旗舰科学设施方面发挥领导作用，显著提高澳大利亚的国际地位。