Published 20:05 IST, August 14th 2020
'Surprisingly unchaotic' galaxy spotted 12 billion light years away
A golden halo glinting 12 billion light-years has been spotted by scientists in Europe. Named SPT0418-47, it is the farthest galaxy resembling our milky way.
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A golden halo glinting 12 billion light-years has been spotted by scientists in Europe. Named SPT0418-47, it is farst galaxy resembling our milky way to be spotted. Astromers, who discovered ‘baby’ galaxy also said that “surprisingly unchaotic" infant star system challenges ir understanding of early years of Universe.
Astromers from European Sourn Observatory (ESO), who discovered galaxy, said that it was s so far that light took four billion years to reach Earth, so im we have is from past. y added that ims ‘Baby’ was formed 1.4 billion years ago, time when or galaxies were also in ir initial st. According to ESO, galaxy was found powerful Alma radio telescope in Chile using a technique called gravitational lensing, where a nearby galaxy acts as a powerful magnifying glass.
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new planet system has similar features to our galaxy - a rotating disk, a bulge which is high density of stars packed tightly around galactic centre. "This is first time a bulge has been seen this early in history of Universe, making SPT0418-47 most distant Milky Way look-alike," ESO said.
'Surprisingly unchaotic'
Although experts speculated it to be chaotic, ew discovered galaxy turned out to be “Surprisingly unchaotic”. reby, contradicting ories that all galaxies in early Universe were turbulent and unstable. researchers have said that unexpected discovery suggests that early universe may t be as chaotic as believed.
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"Despite forming stars at a high rate, and refore being site of highly energetic processes, SPT0418-47 is most well-ordered galaxy disc ever observed in early Universe," said Vegetti, who co-authored research published in Nature.
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20:06 IST, August 14th 2020