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Robert Lea

REVEALED: Record breaking ancient spinning galaxy challenges cosmic evolution theories | Rare Historical Photos

A large field of stars with a highlighted black box containing a glowing orange irregularly shaped blob.

The most distant and thus earliest rotating disk galaxy ever spotted has surprised astronomers and could challenge our theories of galactic evolution. Not only does it seemingly exist too early in the cosmos to be strongly spinning, the galaxy also shows hints of spiral arms similar to highly evolved "modern" galaxies like our own Milky Way.

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