barred spiral galaxies
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See Webb Telescope’s ‘Mind-Blowing’ Collection of Spiral Galaxy Images
Shall I compare thee to the Webb Space Telescope’s latest image drop? Well, for starters, thou art less ancient and far less spectacular. The new collection of 19 images reveal face-on spiral galaxies, meaning they are oriented toward Webb’s perceptive gaze. The shots were taken as part of the Physics at High Angular resolution in…
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Astronomers Found a ‘Benjamin Button’ Galaxy
At 1.2 billion years young, the galaxy ALESS 073.1 should have the chaotic look of a youthful galaxy — a fledging, diffuse group of stars and gas suspended in the early universe. Instead, this primordial starburst galaxy has a central bulge and rotating belt that makes it look billions of years older. This odd corner…