Astronomers found oxygen at Jades-GS-Z14-0, galaxy so far from the point that it took about 13.4 billion years to pass to the Earth.
Jades-GS-Z14-0 has 10 times more prime elements than the usual level in a galaxy forming only 300 million years after the Big Bang explosion. New discovery, published in magazine Astrophysical Journal On March 20, it was made by the Alma telescope system in Chile. This discovery shows that Jades-GS-Z14-0 has grown in the primitive universe, challenging the theory of the evolution of the galaxy.
The position of the oldest and farthest galaxy ever discovered, Jades-GS-Z14-0, with close-up images provided by ALMA. Image: Alma/ESO/Naoj/Nrao)/Jwst
James Webb space telescope (JWST) discovered galaxy Jades-GS-Z14-0 in 2024. This is the farthest galaxy that has been recorded, the light has taken about 13.4 billion years to pass to Earth, equivalent to about 98% of the universe’s age (13.8 billion years old).
Heavy elements such as oxygen forms through nuclear reactions that occur deep inside the stars. Oxygen in the galaxy Jades-GS-Z14-0 exists when the universe is only the age of 2% of the current age, causing confusion for astronomy because this shows that the stars in the primitive universe born, died, spreading heavy elements into the surrounding environment much faster than previous thoughts.
“The new discovery is like finding a teenager where you only expect babies.
The discovery of oxygen in Jades-GS-Z14-0 also allows astronomers to measure the distance to this primitive galaxy. “ALMA’s discovery provides extremely accurate measurement of the galaxy’s distance with a deviation of only 0.005%. This accuracy – Similar to accuracy within 5 cm on a distance of 1 km – helps to tweak our understanding of the characteristics of the distant galaxy,” Eleonora Parlanti, member of research team, experts at Scuola Normale Superiore University, said.