Most Distant Rotating Galaxy Yet Found is a Space Oddity | ESO

Most Distant Rotating Galaxy Yet Found is a Space Oddity | ESO

Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (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 summarizes the discovery of this space oddity.

Research paper: 

https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso2415/eso2415a.pdf

Learn about ALMA:

https://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/alma.html

ALMA operations are led by the European Southern Observatory on behalf of its Member States; by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), managed by Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI), on behalf of North America; and by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) on behalf of East Asia. The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) provides the unified leadership and management of the construction, commissioning and operation of ALMA.

Credit: European Southern Observatory (ESO)

Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner

Editing: Angelos Tsaousis

Written by: Louisa Spillman, Elena Reiriz Martínez

Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis,

Cristoph Malin, Babak Tafreshi, 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.

Duration: 1 minute 

Release Date: Oct. 7, 2024

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