Revolutionary Discovery Challenges Current Theories of Cosmic Order
An international research team, including scientists from California State University, has made a groundbreaking observation that may require a significant revision of existing theories about the formation and evolution of the universe. The team published their findings in the prestigious academic journal Nature on the 9th of this month, revealing the discovery of a spiral galaxy similar in structure to our own Milky Way, dating back to the early universe.
Named ‘Ceers-2112’, this barred spiral galaxy challenges long-held beliefs about the timeline of galactic formation. According to the team’s analysis, the presence of a bar-shaped structure within Ceers-2112 implies a level of order that was previously thought to require billions of years to develop. This directly contradicts current theories of cosmic evolution, suggesting that galaxies may have attained a significant level of regularity much faster than previously believed.
Implications for Dark Matter and Galactic Formation
The discovery of Ceers-2112 has sparked discussions about the role of dark matter, a mysterious substance that is estimated to make up a significant portion of the universe. The research team posits that dark matter’s gravitational influence may have played a crucial role in shaping galaxies, accelerating the formation of bar-shaped structures within spiral galaxies.
As the scientific community grapples with the implications of this groundbreaking discovery, one thing is clear: the universe continues to surprise and challenge our understanding of its origins and evolution. With the potential for many more such discoveries in the future, it is evident that our journey to comprehend the cosmos is far from over.
Comment by James Webb Space Telescope… “Some of the current theories for creating order in the universe need to be revised.”
Illustration depicting the spiral bar galaxy ceers-2112 seen in the early universe. Luca Constantine
A galaxy with a shape and structure similar to our own was observed for the first time in the early universe. Immediately after the Big Bang, claims were made that some of the existing theories about the order of the universe should be revised.
An international research team, including a research team from California State University, published a paper in the international academic journal ‘Nature’ on the 9th (local time) containing the results of an analysis showing that a spiral galaxy formed in the early days of the Big Bang Discovered by James Webb Space Telescope.
This is the first time that a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way, to which our solar system belongs, has been seen in the early stages of the universe. Given that the age of the universe, which refers to the time that has passed since the Big Bang as the universe expanded, is about 13.8 billion years, it was known that regular galaxies such as spiral galaxies did not exist during stages early in the creation of the universe.
According to the research team, the galaxy seen this time is called ‘Ceers-2112’ and was created right after the Big Bang. When a disc shape is seen, it is classified as a spiral galaxy. Sears-2112 appears to be a barred spiral galaxy with a bar-shaped structure crossing the center of the galaxy.
For a bar-shaped structure to form in this way, there must be a sufficient level of order to develop a particular shape in the galaxy. The current theory of cosmic evolution explains that it took billions of years for galactic order to form. In the early universe, which was full of chaos after the Big Bang, few or no galaxies had regular shapes.
“The discovery of Sears-2112, with its bar shape, suggests that galaxies were ordered much faster than we previously thought,” said Alexander de la Vega, a postdoctoral researcher at California State University and first author of the study. “It means that some theories of galaxy formation and cosmic evolution need to be revised,” he said. He explained, “A galaxy can evolve within 1 billion years, which is a short period of time in cosmic time.”
Some say the discovery of Sears-2112 should reconsider the composition of dark matter. Dark matter is a substance estimated to occupy about 23% of the universe. Since it has no light and does not reflect light, its existence can only be known through gravity, and its identity has not yet been revealed.
The research team believe that the gravity of dark matter could have had a significant effect on the speed at which bar shapes are formed in barred spiral galaxies. Galaxies are created when stars and particles come together. The explanation is that since it is difficult to create a galaxy using only the gravitational pull of particles that attract each other, invisible dark matter must have exerted a gravitational force between them.
“The ratio that accounts for the amount of dark matter that formed galaxies in the early universe may need to be adjusted,” the research team said, adding, “It is likely that many more regular spiral galaxies are discovered early. future universe.”
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