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Friday 16 October 2026

Webb and NOEMA find a stellar bar in early galaxy GN20

GN20 is seen 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang and is mostly gas, so it shouldn't have a bar of stars yet. Webb found one 23,000 light years long.

Liora Hale Saturday 17 October 2026, open calendar6 min read

Image: IRAM / NASA, ESA, CSA (JADES)

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A galaxy seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has a bar of stars running across its middle, and by the old rules it shouldn't. GN20 is drowning in gas, and gas is supposed to stop bars from forming.

Webb deep field of the GOODS North sky with an inset of the red galaxy GN20 overlaid with white NOEMA dust contours — Image: IRAM / NASA, ESA, CSA (JADES)

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Liora Hale Saturday 17 October 2026 at 6:03 am Adelaide, open calendar6 min read

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