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Astronomers find “Milky Way look-alike” baby galaxy 12 billion light years from Earth – CBS News
The galaxy appears as a near-perfect ring of light — a so-called “Einstein Ring.”
Billions of light years from Earth, a baby galaxy that is surprisingly similar to our own is lurking, surprisingly calm and unassuming, scientists said in research published Wednesday. The scientists said the discovery has changed their understanding of how galaxies form.
The galaxy, called SPT0418-47, is located 12 billion light years from Earth, according to a study published in the journal Nature. Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPI) spotted the young galaxy using …
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