Galaxies in the Early Universe Were Shaped Like Bananas, Study Suggests

Galaxies in the Early Universe Were Shaped Like Bananas, Study Suggests

1/15/2025

notes

bananas!

funny to see an attempt to connect this awareness to dark energy. understandable, but i think the understanding of early galaxy shape might be good enough on its own.

link

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/science/space/astronomy-galaxies-bananas.html

summary

A new analysis of images from the James Webb Space Telescope suggests that newborn galaxies were shaped like bananas, pickles, or cigars. This unexpected result could alter our understanding of how galaxies emerge and grow, and offer insight into the mysterious nature of dark matter.

tags

galaxies ꞏ dark matter ꞏ James Webb Space Telescope ꞏ cosmology ꞏ astrophysics