A star factory from the dawn of time has been discovered that is churning out new suns at the rate of 100 a year.
It has taken 12.9 billion years for light from the blob-shaped galaxy GN-108036 to reach the Earth. When the light began its journey, the universe was only 750 million years old.
Data from the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes revealed a star production rate within GN-108036 equivalent to around 100 suns per year.
In contrast, our own Milky Way galaxy which is five time larger and 100 times more massive produces 30 times fewer stars.