SMRTR Science & EngineeringApr 16, 2025Science Daily

The most distant twin of the Milky Way ever observed

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A spiral galaxy resembling the Milky Way has been discovered just 1 billion years after the Big Bang, challenging our understanding of early galaxy formation. Named Zhúlóng, this massive system shows a mature structure with a central bulge, star-forming disk, and spiral arms, suggesting galaxies can evolve much faster than previously thought.

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