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The discovery of the mysteries of the universe continues. One of the latest findings is the Webb Telescope which captures light that is suspected to be galaxy very old.
The telescope launched in December 2021 is the most powerful telescope launched into the universe.
In a new study, an international team of astrophysicists has discovered some of the mysterious objects lurking in images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The detected objects are six potential galaxies that appeared so early in history.
Old Galaxies That Emerged in the Early History of the Universe
Citing the site Science Dailythe researchers revealed that galaxies this appeared too early in the history of the universe.
In addition, the galaxies are so massive that it should be impossible under current cosmological theory.
Each of these candidate galaxies may have existed at the beginning of the universe, which is about 500 to 700 million years after the Big Bang, or about 13 billion years ago.
These galaxies are also very large and contain almost as many stars as the Milky Way Galaxy.
It is possible that this vision will continue. James Webb himself is predicted to be able to rewrite astronomy textbooks due to his eyesight.
Galaxies from the Past
Nelson and his colleagues continue to investigate the data sent by James Webb to Earth.
While Nelson was looking at an image, he caught several ‘blurred spots’ of light that were very red and bright.
Nelson then explained that in astronomy, a red light is the same as a red light. The more light stretches out and away from Earth the redder it will appear.
Calculations carried out by the team found that galaxies in their old lifetimes were also massive. In addition, it was also found that the galaxy contains tens to hundreds of billions of masses of stars the size of the Sun, which means it is equivalent to the Milky Way.
However, these galaxies from the past have little in common with ours.
The Milky Way forms about two new stars every year. Meanwhile, some of these galaxies must form hundreds of new stars every year throughout the history of the universe.
For Nelson, this new discovery is the highlight of his journey. The explanation for this vision is that it takes time for light to travel from our galaxy. Meaning that when we are looking at these objects, we are looking at the past.
The quick discoveries made by James Webb are also very similar to the early Hubble launches. At that time, many scientists believed that galaxy only started to form billions of years after the Big Bang.
However, the researchers immediately disputed this statement. Researchers found that the universe is much more complex and also much more interesting than they currently imagine.
Watch Video “NASA Releases Photo of a Galaxy Cluster from the James Webb Telescope“
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