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Webb space telescope finds a giant galaxy that doesn’t spin

ScienceDaily: Your source for the latest research news [Unoffic… May 7, 2026
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted something that shouldn’t exist—at least not so early in the universe. A massive galaxy, formed less than 2 billion years after the Big Bang, appears to have no rotation at all, a trait usually seen only in much older, evolved galaxies. This challenges current theories that young galaxies should still be spinning from their formation.

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