Astronomers discover ancient barred spiral galaxy

https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/01/29/astronomers-discover-barred-spiral-galaxy-jwst-james-webb-space-telescope/

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thenextguy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 202d (1 reply)

What was it barred from?

A_A@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 202d

Similarly :
"Linux 6.19 kernel has been released !"
... for what offences was it prosecuted in the first place ? !

A_A@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 202d (1 reply)

Observations are fundamental to knowledge. Yet, not being a physicist, i allow myself to laugh at some of the Big Bang s' quirks.

Analysis of light from the galaxy, called COSMOS-74706, places it on the cosmic timeline at about (...)

11.5 billion years ago, or just
2 billion years after the (theorized 😋) "birth of the universe".

A_A@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 201d

Even worse : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoM-z14

... metallicity of the galaxy to a level not presently accounted for in current models of early galaxy formation.

i will pretentiously say it again :
"current models" huh, lol.