It actually was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
A far-away galaxy, GS-NDG-9422 , has features uncommon to other star systems that researchers are connecting to the early universe.The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a peculiar region of space that could be a “missing link” to what’s understood about the early days of space and its original stars.
“My first thought in looking at the galaxy’s spectrum was, ‘That’s weird,’” researcher Alex Cameron said of the finding, published in “Moo Deng a thriller in adorable 'moonwalk' caught on viral video: watchCameron and theorist Harley Katz began running computer models to see how it was the cosmic gas could ultimately become hotter than their solar sources.
That is due to what the experts believe to be “a brief phase of intense star formation” creating several hot stars. Essentially, the galaxy’s gas clouds are taking in such a high volume of photons that it’s out-heating and outshining the source — similar to scorching asphalt being pounded by the sun.Although 9422 is void of any Population III stars, Katz said its stellar residents “are different than what we are familiar with” and serve a larger purpose.
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