Massive early Universe spiral galaxy discovered
Image of the newly discovered spiral galaxy Alaknanda (inset) as observed in the shorter wavelength JWST bands. Several bright galaxies from the foreground Abell 2744 cluster are also seen. Image © NASA/ ESA/ CSA, I Labbe/ R Bezanson/ Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Rashi Jain/...
‘Messy’ galaxies in the early Universe struggled to settle
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have captured the most detailed look yet at how galaxies formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang – and found they were far more chaotic and messy than those we see today. Credit: NASA, ESA,...