See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

Astronomers Discover ‘Fossil Galaxy’ 3 Billion Light-Years Away

CHILE, JUL 06 – The CRISTAL survey using ALMA reveals scattered star formation and early disk structures in galaxies formed one billion years after the Big Bang, refining galaxy evolution models.

  • Using advanced telescopes in Chile and Arizona, astronomers identified the fossil galaxy known as KiDS J0842+0059, located approximately three billion light-years away from our planet.
  • In 2018, astronomers first detected KiDS J0842+0059 using the VLT Survey Telescope, identifying it as a galaxy that has remained mostly unchanged for the past 7 billion years.
  • This fossil galaxy joins a few others like NGC 1277, confirmed by the Hubble Telescope in 2018, providing new insights into early massive galaxy formation phases.
  • Professor Cappellari noted fossil galaxies are a direct link to massive galaxy populations from billions of years ago with star formation that was "quick and violent."
  • This discovery supports studying galaxy evolution and complements upcoming observatories like the Simons Observatory to explore the cosmos in greater detail.
Insights by Ground AI
Does this summary seem wrong?

38 Articles

All
Left
6
Center
14
Right
5
CNNCNN
+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Lean Left

Astronomers discover ‘fossil galaxy’ 3 billion light-years away

A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of the early universe that has escaped normal evolution.

·Atlanta, United States
Read Full Article
KAKE NewsKAKE News
+28 Reposted by 28 other sources
Center

Astronomers reveal how infant galaxies appeared in early universe

Scientists are still trying to understand how galaxies formed and evolved from primordial gas clouds into the organized structures we see today.

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • 56% of the sources are Center
56% Center
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Knowridge Science Report broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

You have read 1 out of your 5 free daily articles.

Join millions of well-informed readers who use Ground to compare coverage, check their news blindspots, and challenge their worldview.