Wednesday, December 3, 2025

The JWST Discovered Another Perplexing Early Galaxy

This image shows the newly discovered galaxy, now named Alknanda, in the inset image. It also shows a number of bright galaxies from the Abell 2733 cluster, which is in the foreground. Image Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA, I. Labbe/R. Bezanson/Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Rashi Jain/Yogesh Wadadekar (NCRA-TIFR)

The JWST has made a name for itself by discovering mature galaxies in the Universe's early times. This time, a pair of Indian astronomers working with the JWST found a fully-formed spiral galaxy much like the Milky Way only 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. The discovery, and others like it, are forcing scientists to reconsider their understanding of the cosmic timeline.



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