Why a 12-billion-year-old spiral galaxy has stunned astronomers

Located 12 billion light years away, the Alaknanda galaxy looks strikingly like the Milky Way. Its orderly spiral structure is now forcing astronomers to confront how and when cosmic order truly emerges

Why a 12-billion-year-old spiral galaxy has stunned astronomers
Located 12 billion light years away, the Alaknanda galaxy looks strikingly like the Milky Way. Its orderly spiral structure is now forcing astronomers to confront how and when cosmic order truly emerges