July 19, 2012
Old Stars

Astronomers are reporting the discovery of the oldest-known spiral galaxy. The object is approximately 10.7 billion years old, far older than existing models predicted such complex structures to have formed. But that's OK. These are scientists. It's their job to go back to the drawing board.

Posted by scott at July 19, 2012 07:48 AM

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