Melbourne, Nov 5 (PTI) Scientists have discovered the most ancient spiral galaxy in the universe that existed 11 billion years ago and could provide insights into the early cosmos. The galaxy, known as A1689B11, existed just 2.6 billion years after the Big Bang, when the universe was only one fifth of its present age. "This technique allows us to study ancient galaxies in high resolution with unprecedented detail," said Tiantian Yuan from ANU. as fast as other young galaxies of similar masses in the early universe," he said. This type of spiral galaxy has never been seen before at this early epoch of the universe," said Cen.

Source: India Today November 05, 2017 06:56 UTC