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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Early Universe Star Formation in Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte Galaxy

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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Early Universe Star Formation in Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte Galaxy

Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte as seen by the Spitzer Space Telescope (left) a better view of the galaxy as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope (right). REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to map the history of the stars in dwarf galaxy low mass that resembles the galaxies that filled the … Read more

PearlSDG: The Mystery of the Isolated and Quiet Dwarf Galaxy Discovered at the Edge of Andromeda

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PearlSDG: The Mystery of the Isolated and Quiet Dwarf Galaxy Discovered at the Edge of Andromeda

Dwarf Ghost PEARLSDG. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jake Summers (ASU), Jordan CJ D’Silva (UWA), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Aaron Robotham (UWA) and Rogier Windhorst (ASU). Galaxies are like star islands overflowing with stars. We observe very different galaxies, large, small, furiously active and very quiet and unobtrusive. Sometimes, however, we find a galaxy that defies … Read more