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Most distant rotating galaxy yet is a space oddity | ESO News

Researchers using ALMA have discovered the most distant Milky Way-like galaxy yet observed. Dubbed REBELS-25, this disc galaxy seems as orderly as present-day galaxies, but we see it as it was when the Universe was only 700 million years old. This is surprising since, according to our current understanding of galaxy formation, such early galaxies are expected to appear more chaotic. This video summarises the discovery of this space oddity.

For more details, check the related press release: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2411/.

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Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis
Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida
Written by: Louisa Spillman, Elena Reiriz Martínez
Music: Stellardrone – Stardust
Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis,
Cristoph Malin, Babak Tafreshi (twanight.org), ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), PHANGS, NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team, L. Rowland et al., J. Dunlop et al. Ack.: CASU, CALET.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova
Based on research by: Lucie Rowland et al.