Quenched Galaxies (IMAGE)

University of Nottingham

Quenched Galaxies

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Four examples of recently quenched galaxies from the new study. These massive, distant galaxies are observed as they were around 9 billion years ago. Having recently ceased forming stars, they appear highly compact and show faint signs of disturbance, providing clues to the dramatic processes that abruptly shut down their star formation. The main image represents around 1 per cent of the full PRIMER-UDS survey field, observed using the James Webb Space Telescope.

 

 


 

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David Maltby - University of Nottingham

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