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First spiral galaxy in early Universe stuns astronomers Options
LoneCrowe
Posted: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:52:03 AM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18891760

A spiral galaxy dating back to just 3 billion years after the Big Bang has been photographed by Hubble.

The discovery is particularly interesting because it appears to be a spiral galaxy at a time when the universe was considered too chaotic for such a thing to have formed. Astronomers now believe that an orbiting dwarf galaxy may have helped provide the necessary gravitational 'kick' to enable it to form in to a spiral




Big bang my ass
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