JWST Discovers A Surprising Massive Early Galaxy That Should Be Rotating – But It Is Not

JWST Discovers A Surprising Massive Early Galaxy That Should Be Rotating – But It Is Not

Galaxies can end up not rotating, but this is unexpected so early in the universe.

Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Early Universe's Slow-Rotating Galaxies

In the vastness of today’s universe, galaxies predominantly exhibit ordered rotation. However, among the largest star systems, those that do not form new stars are often influenced by chaotic stellar motion. Astronomers refer to these galaxies as slow-rotators. While fast-rotating systems are frequently observed, slow-rotators are believed to be rare, especially in the early universe. [...] The post Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Early Universe’s…

Webb Discovers Slow-Rotating Galaxy in Early Universe

New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a slow-rotating massive galaxy, named XMM-VID1-2075, at redshift z = 3.449 (we’re seeing the galaxy as it was about 12 billion years ago). The post Webb Discovers Slow-Rotating Galaxy in Early Universe appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Non-rotating early galaxy is a surprise to astronomers

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn’t rotating.  That’s something only seen in the most massive, mature galaxies that are closer to us in space and time, said Ben Forrest, a research scientist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Davis, and first author on the paper published May 4 in Nature Astronomy.   “T…