Our sky is filled with a diffuse background glow, known as the cosmic infrared background. Much of the light is from galaxies we know about, but previous Spitzer measurements have shown an extra component of unknown origin.
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Title: First Stars or Stray Stars? A Cosmic Infrared Mystery
Creator: Left: Adolf Schaller for STScI; Right: Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA, ESA; Processing: Judy Schmidt
Date Created: 2014-11-06
Rights: JPL
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