Spiral Galaxy Seen Near the Beginning of Time

Spiral Galaxy Seen Near the Beginning of Time

On any clear, moonless night, the light from the billions of stars in our Milky Way Galaxy can be seen arching across the sky. A large spiral galaxy, the Milky Way we see today is the result of billions of years of galactic evolution. A team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a galaxy very similar to our own but this one is less than a billion years old! Typically galaxies like the Milky Way with a developed central bulge and spiral …

Early-ripe giant: Astronomers have discovered the oldest spiral galaxy so far – but this raises questions. Because the early, massive twin of our Milky Way existed a billion years after the Big Bang, but is already fully mature: The galaxy has long spiral arms, a central bulge with old stars and a large star disk. However, according to common assumption, these characteristics need several billion years to train. How can this early-ripe galaxy be…