Scientists discover galaxy generating 100 suns a year

A STAR factory from the dawn of time has been discovered to be 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.