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James Webb telescope discovers rare ring galaxy and 'intruder' 2 billion years after the Big Bang


Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a galaxy with a ring of newborn stars as it appeared 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang — hinting that the early universe may have been more chaotic than once thought.

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