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Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered Gz9p3, an ancient galaxy from the Universe’s toddler years, revealing it to be exceptionally massive and mature. This discovery, indicating rapid star formation and early galaxy mergers, is prompting astrophysicists to revise their models of the early Universe’s evolution. Credit: SciTechDaily.com
Our international research team recently made unprecedentedly detailed observations of one of the earliest known galaxies – dubbed Gz9p3, and now published in and the fact the galaxy is at a redshift of z=9.3 where redshift is one way to describe the distance to an object – hence G and z9p3. Combined, these results suggest that for the galaxy to reach this size, stars must have developed much faster and more efficiently than we first thought.Not only is this Gz9p3 massive, but its complex shape immediately identifies it as one of the earliest galaxy mergers ever witnessed.
The James Webb Telescope — the largest and most powerful device of its kind ever launched into space — uses a 6.5-meter primary mirror, made of 18 hexagonal mirrors, coated with a plating of gold to produce some of the earliest images of the Universe. Credit: NASA GSFC/CIL/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez Specific elements detected in the spectrum reveal this older population must exist to enrich the galaxy with an abundance of chemicals.
Observations provide evidence of a rapid, efficient build-up of stars and metals in the immediate aftermath of the Big Bang. Credit: NASA, ESA, Jennifer Lotz , Matt Mountain , Anton M. Koekemoer , HFF Team Interactions between galaxies can draw in fresh inflows of pristine gas, providing fuel for rapid star formation, and mergers provide an even more accelerated channel for mass accumulation and growth.
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