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James Webb Telescope Discovers Ancient 'Cosmic Jellyfish' Galaxy Ripped Apart
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James Webb Spots 8.5-Billion-Year-Old 'Cosmic Jellyfish' Galaxy Being Torn Apart
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22-02-2026, 15:36
James Webb Spots 8.5-Billion-Year-Old 'Cosmic Jellyfish' Galaxy Being Torn Apart
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered COSMOS2020-635829, a rare 'jellyfish galaxy' 8.5 billion light-years away.
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The galaxy's luminous 'tentacles' are formed by ram-pressure stripping, where hot gas strips away its own gas as it moves rapidly.
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Webb's infrared capabilities allowed astronomers to observe this galaxy as it existed when the Universe was roughly 5.3 billion years old.
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Intriguingly, new stars are forming within the stripped gas tentacles, indicating star birth outside the galaxy's main body.
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This 'cosmic jellyfish' offers a glimpse into the Universe's turbulent youth, showing a galaxy caught between growth and loss.
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