MACS 2129-1

MACS 2129-1 is an early universe so-called 'dead' disk galaxy discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope from NASA. It lies approximately 10 billion light-years away from Earth (current distance 22 billion light years) .[1][2] MACS 2129-1 has been described as 'dead' as it has ceased making new stars.

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References
  1. "Hubble Spots Massive, 'Dead' Disk Galaxy in Early Universe | Astronomy | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. Toft, Sune; Zabl, Johannes; Richard, Johan; Gallazzi, Anna; Zibetti, Stefano; Prescott, Moire; Grillo, Claudio; Man, Allison W. S.; Lee, Nicholas Y.; Gómez-Guijarro, Carlos; Stockmann, Mikkel; Magdis, Georgios; Steinhardt, Charles L. (2017). "A massive, dead disk galaxy in the early Universe". Nature. 546 (7659): 510–513. arXiv:1706.07030. Bibcode:2017Natur.546..510T. doi:10.1038/nature22388. PMC 6485677. PMID 28640271.


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