Massive Disk Found In Early Universe Challenges Galaxy Formation Theories

Name: Massive Disk Found In Early Universe Challenges Galaxy Formation Theories
Uploaded: 2025-06-18T14:12:09+00:00
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Channel: Space.com
Description: A massive, rotating disk galaxy designated DLA0817g and nicknamed the "Wolfe Disk," formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. It was discovered using ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile.<br /><br />Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello

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A massive, rotating disk galaxy designated DLA0817g and nicknamed the "Wolfe Disk," formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. It was discovered using ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile.  Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, S. Dagnello

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