Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
The Oldest Known Spiral Galaxy Was Just Detected, And It Has Some Surprises For Us
MARIANNE GUENOT, BUSINESS INSIDER
21 MAY 2021
Scientists have captured a picture of the oldest known spiral galaxy, which was formed 12.4 billion years ago.
The galaxy, officially named BRI 1335-0417, was snapped by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile.
It shows that spiral galaxies were formed as early as 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang.
The photo was taken as part of a study published in the peer-reviewed Science journal on Thursday.
More:
https://www.sciencealert.com/at-the-age-of-12-4-billion-years-bri-1335-0417-is-the-oldest-known-spiral-galaxy
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
