The James Webb Space Telescope spotted a galaxy, ceers-2112, that closely resembles the Milky Way, suggesting that galaxies resembling our own existed 11,700 million years ago.
The James Webb Space Telescope was also used to discover two of the most distant galaxies ever observed, located 33 billion light-years away from Earth.
The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was launched from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, and floated around the world 5.5 times before landing in southern Argentina.
In a series of recent discoveries, scientists have made significant strides in the field of astronomy. The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was launched from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, and floated around the world 5.5 times before landing in southern Argentina. Despite damage upon landing, two Data Recovery System packages storing over 200 gigabytes of SuperBIT’s information descended safely. This included a map of dark matter around galaxies and stunning photos of space.
In another development, the James Webb Space Telescope has been instrumental in observing distant galaxies. The telescope spotted a galaxy, ceers-2112, that closely resembles the Milky Way, suggesting that galaxies resembling our own existed 11,700 million years ago. This discovery challenges key theories on galaxy evolution and suggests that the evolution of galaxies took about 1 billion years or less.
The James Webb Space Telescope was also used to discover two of the most distant galaxies ever observed, located 33 billion light-years away from Earth. These galaxies were found behind Pandora’s Cluster, a group of galaxies 3.5 billion light-years away. The two newly discovered galaxies are larger than any other galaxies detected at such a distance, and have unique shapes, one resembling a peanut and the other a fluffy ball. The light detected by the Webb telescope was emitted by the galaxies about 13.4 billion light-years ago. The researchers used computational models to reveal the properties of these early galaxies, which were young, had few metals in their composition, and were rapidly and actively forming stars.
These discoveries have provided valuable insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies, and the use of advanced telescopes like SuperBIT and James Webb Space Telescope has proven to be a huge success in the field of astronomy.
The galaxies were found behind Pandora's Cluster, a group of galaxies 3.5 billion light-years away.
The two newly discovered galaxies are larger than any other galaxies detected at such a distance, and have unique shapes, one resembling a peanut and the other a fluffy ball.
The light detected by the Webb telescope was emitted by the galaxies about 13.4 billion light-years ago.
The researchers used computational models to reveal the properties of these early galaxies, which were young, had few metals in their composition, and were rapidly and actively forming stars.
The Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) was launched from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, and floated around the world 5.5 times before landing in southern Argentina.
This included a map of dark matter around galaxies and stunning photos of space.
The authors of the study, comprised of a team of international scientists, said that the first use of the Data Recovery System capsules during a live science mission proved a huge success.