JWST’s ‘impossible’ early galaxies may be even more massive than we thought
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These nine massive, mature galaxies contain many more relatively small stars than previously thought. Credit: Chloe Cheng.
The James Webb Space Telescope has already found distant galaxies that seem uncomfortably large for the young Universe they are seen in. Now astronomers have discovered evidence that such galaxies may contain even more mass in stars than previously estimated, deepening the mystery.
The problem comes from estimating a galaxy’s population of small, faint stars such as red dwar
The James Webb Space Telescope has already found distant galaxies that seem uncomfortably large for the young Universe they are seen in. Now astronomers have discovered evidence that such galaxies may contain even more mass in stars than previously estimated, deepening the mystery.
The problem comes from estimating a galaxy’s population of small, faint stars such as red dwar
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