■ Around 12.4 billion BC Spiral galaxy BRI 1335-0417

A galaxy with a spiral structure has been discovered 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang . It is called the BRI 1335-0417 and was found in the observation data of the ALMA telescope in the Atacama Desert in Chile, South America. About 1/3 of the size of the Milky Way galaxy where the earth is located . A spiral structure can be seen above and below the bright part in the center.

Image Credit: ALMA (ESO / NAOJ / NRAO), T. Tsukui & S. Iguchi
Source: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan / ALMA Telescope



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