The rare red spiral galaxy is very important. NASA has captured this rare red spiral galaxy. The American Aeronautics and Space Agency uses its most advanced telescope, namely James Webb.
Admittedly, this is yet another time the telescope results. With a high-resolution camera, the James Webb Space Telescope has managed to capture several red spiral galaxies.
Previously, no one had ever managed to capture images of these galaxies. This certainly demonstrates how sophisticated the James Webb Telescope is.
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NASA reveals image of rare red spiral galaxy
The morphology of galaxies contains very important information on the formation and evolution of the galaxy itself.
With NASA’s high-resolution and highly sophisticated James Webb Space Telescope, he managed to capture a rare sight. James Webb managed to capture his first red spiral galaxies.
The James Webb Telescope provides images of the red spiral galaxy with unprecedented resolution.
Contains important information
Spiral galaxies are one of the most spectacular features in the universe. Within the spiral galaxies of this universe lies important information about their origin and evolution.
However, the problem is that human understanding is currently still limited about this galaxy due to its great distance and the detailed research that needs to be done.
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Although rare red spiral galaxies have previously been detected by the Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, none are as high resolution as JWST.
This means that the images captured by JWST are very useful for this research.
Derived from the early period universe
JWST or the James Webb Telescope have managed to capture the existence of several red spiral galaxies. Among these galaxies, the researchers focused on their two galaxies, called RS13 and RS14.
Using the spectral energy distribution (SED) analysis method, the researchers measured the energy distribution over a wide range of wavelengths for the two galaxies.
As a result, SED analysis revealed that this red spiral galaxy originated in the early universe known as the ‘cosmic noon’.
The galaxy is estimated to have formed between 8 and 10 billion years ago following the Big Bang and the “cosmic noon”. Surprisingly, RS13 and RS14 are the furthest coils currently known.
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Furthermore, the researchers also found that RS14 is a passive spiral galaxy. This means that these galaxies cannot form stars.
The detection of the passive coil is certainly very surprising. This is because passive spiral galaxies could also exist in large numbers in the early universe.
The existence of a rare red spiral galaxy is only 2% of the galaxies in the local universe. With this discovery, knowledge of the red spiral galaxy and the universe as a whole increases significantly. (R10/HR-online)
