You’ve heard of the Big Bang. Now astronomers have discovered the Big Wheel – here’s why it’s significant
- Written by Themiya Nanayakkara, Lead Astronomer at the James Webb Australian Data Centre, Swinburne University of Technology
The Big Wheel alongside some of its neighbours. Weichen Wang et al. (2025)Deep observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed an exceptionally large galaxy in the early universe. It’s a cosmic giant whose light has travelled over 12 billion years to reach us. We’ve dubbed it the Big Wheel, with our findings publis...
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