Map of the Universe
Cosmic noon (z ≈ 2)
Cosmic epoch · Gravitational process studied in astronomy
About Cosmic noon (z ≈ 2)
The map lists it as a cosmic epoch and shows it at the scale of the large-scale universe, drawn on the supergalactic plane.
The universe formed stars fastest around z ≈ 2, about 3.3 billion years after the Big Bang (Madau & Dickinson 2014).
Key numbers
| Distance (comoving, today) | 17.3 billion light-years (5,308 Mpc) |
|---|---|
| Redshift z | 2 |
| Light travel time | 10.51 billion years |
Where it is
Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Observable universe.
Zoom out to see it in context: Observable universe, a view about 100 billion light-years across.
From Wikipedia
Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space—sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming regions"—collapse and form stars.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Star formation, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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