The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a fully formed stellar bar in a massive galaxy from when the universe was only 10% of its current age, contradicting existing cosmological models that predict such structures could not form so early. The discovery provides new insights into how the earliest massive galaxies halted star formation and evolved, potentially requiring revision of galaxy formation theory.
Space Daily · Wednesday, 3 June 2026
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a fully formed stellar bar inside a massive galaxy that existed when the universe was barely a tenth of its current age, a structure that current models say should not be possible. The find locates…
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