<p>A paper, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, details the discovery of a grand-design spiral galaxy that formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. Grand design galaxies are similar to the Milky Way in that they display well-formed spiral arms. Prior to this discovery, astronomers thought such objects took billions of years to achieve grand-design<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/science/astronomers-discover-a-grand-design-spiral-that-shouldnt-exist/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Researchers discover a grand-design spiral that shouldn’t exist"</span></a></p>
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A paper, published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, details the discovery of a grand-design spiral galaxy that formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. Grand design galaxies are similar to the Milky Way in that they display well-formed spiral arms. Prior to this discovery, astronomers thought such objects took billions of years to achieve grand-designContinue reading “Researchers discover a grand-design spiral that shouldn’t exist”
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