Distant sparkles hint at how the Milky Way formed
The JWST has captured images of the Firefly Sparkle — a galaxy that resembles an early Milky Way — in the process of being assembled from star clusters. The discovery could help to reveal how the Milky Way formed in the early Universe. JWST images of the Firefly Sparkle galaxy.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Nature (London) 2024-12, Vol.636 (8042), p.305-306 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The JWST has captured images of the Firefly Sparkle — a galaxy that resembles an early Milky Way — in the process of being assembled from star clusters. The discovery could help to reveal how the Milky Way formed in the early Universe.
JWST images of the Firefly Sparkle galaxy. |
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| ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 1476-4687 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/d41586-024-03849-6 |