UT researchers discover barred galaxies in young universe
The discovery, based on images from the James Webb Telescope, will provide a better insight into how the universe has evolved over time.
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The discovery, based on images from the James Webb Telescope, will provide a better insight into how the universe has evolved over time.
COMMENTARY | New images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveal for the first time galaxies with stellar bars at a time when the universe was a me...
For the first time, the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of NASA show galaxies with stellar bars—which are elongated structures of stars extending from the middle of galaxies into their outer disks—while the universe was just 25% of its current age.
New images reveal old galaxies with stellar bars, requiring a refining of the theories of galaxy evolution
A discovery of so-called barred galaxies early in the universe will require astrophysicists to refine their theories of galaxy evolution.