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.
  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Shouldn’t a galaxy that does not spin simply collapse? Yes, at those sizes and distances, this will take time, but ultimately, without centrifugal force, gravity will take over, lumping everything together. Or did i miss the memo where they retracted Newtons law of gravity?