Disk galaxies

Astronomers pulled from James Webb Space Telescope’s data to analyse a sample of 111 disc galaxies, like the ones shown here.
Astronomers pulled from James Webb Space Telescope’s data to analyse a sample of 111 edge-on galaxies. The team’s analysis suggests that thick disk formation occurs first, and thin disk formation follows. When this process occurs depends on the galaxy’s mass.
NASA, ESA, CSA, T. Tsukui (Australian National University).
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