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Re:Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impo... by ceejayoz on Sunday September 01, 2024 @11:55AM (#41417915)
Which aspect of the answer do you want? You can write a textbook on such a broad question; how we determine the mass of a galaxy, its composition, its distance, etc.

JWST is seeing brand new things; globular clusters are so well documented as to be part of the original Messier catalog that predates the United States.

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Re:Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impo... by blueflow on Sunday September 01, 2024 @01:27PM (#41418617)
The answer is not rocket science. JWST saw something, scientists made an interpretation, there should be an explanation "why" somewhere. And you won't need to write a textbook on that because you can cite prior work.
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Re:Astronomers puzzled by little red galaxies that seem impo... by ceejayoz on Sunday September 01, 2024 @02:31PM (#41419119)
There is no solid/proven explanation right now. Only hypotheses to be tested. It’s a new phenomenon they’re working to understand.
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