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Ancient Giant Galaxy Lacks Spin, Stuns Astronomers

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Ancient Giant Galaxy Lacks Spin, Stuns Astronomers
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (MAGAZ3NE) found the massive early-universe galaxy XMM-VID1-2075 with essentially no rotation—a surprising 'slow rotator' for its age less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang—likely due to a past major collision or interactions that canceled angular momentum; researchers are expanding the search for similar spinless galaxies to test current galaxy-formation theories.

Topics:sciencespace#early-universe#galaxies#james-webb-space-telescope#rotation#slow-rotator#space
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  1. Webb space telescope finds a giant galaxy that doesn’t spin  ScienceDaily
  2. A massive and evolved slow-rotating galaxy in the early Universe  Nature
  3. Non-Rotating Early Galaxy Is a Surprise to Astronomers  UC Davis
  4. Webb Discovers Slow-Rotating Galaxy in Early Universe  Sci.News
  5. UC Davis researchers investigate young galaxy that isn’t spinning  KCRA

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