Distant Galaxies Could Be Far More Massive than We Thought, Scientists Say

Distant galaxies could be far more massive than we thought, scientists say

Distant galaxies could be far more massive than we thought, scientists say.

JWST’s ‘impossible’ early galaxies may be even more massive than we thought – Astronomy Now

These nine massive, mature galaxies ceased many more relatively small stars than previously thought. Credit: Chloe Cheng. The James Webb Space Telescope has already found distant galaxies that seem uncomfortably large for the young Universe they are seen in. Now astronomers have discovered evidence that such galaxies may contain even more mass in stars than previously estimated, deepening the mystery. The problem comes from estimating a galaxy’s…