A team of astronomers has discovered a distant galaxy that is one of the most distant yet to be observed. The galaxy, dubbed SPT0418-47, was first observed with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. The galaxy is located 12.4 billion light-years away and is the brightest galaxy of its kind ever discovered at such a distant point in the universe.

This groundbreaking discovery has shed light on the early stages of galaxy formation and evolution. It is believed that the galaxy is formed in a very short period of time, with the stars forming at a rate of more than one thousand solar masses per year. This is much faster than most galaxies form. The galaxy is also very massive, with a mass of more than one trillion solar masses.

This discovery is a major step forward in understanding the early stages of galaxy formation and evolution, and will allow astronomers to gain a better understanding of the physical processes that shape galaxies.

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source: Phys.org