Stunning Discovery: Massive Stars Formed Faster Than Expected After Big Bang in Early Galaxy Merger Revealed by James Webb Space Telescope

Melbourne, Australia – A recent study conducted by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D) has uncovered groundbreaking observations of one of the earliest galaxy mergers ever witnessed. Utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the international research team has shed light on a merger that occurred approximately 13 billion years ago, just 510 million years after the Big Bang. The detailed observations reveal a galaxy that …

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Universe-Shattering Discovery: Stellar Population from Ancient Milky Galaxy Formed 1.5 Billion Years Earlier than Thought!

SYDNEY, Australia – New observations of a massive galaxy formed in the early universe challenge our current understanding of galaxy formation and the role of dark matter. The results, published in the journal Nature, were made possible by data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The findings detail a massive galaxy, observed 11.5 billion years ago, with an extremely old population of stars formed much earlier – challenging current modeling, as not enough dark …

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