Astronomers discover the oldest known spiral galaxy

The image below is a picture of the oldest known spiral galaxy that scientists say formed 12.4 billion years ago. The ancient galaxy is named BRI 1335-0417, and the image was taken by the Atacama Large Millimeter\submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile. The image is notable because it shows that spiral galaxies were formed as soon as 1.4 billion years … Continue reading