12-billion-year-old monster galaxy discovered
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>Astronomers have hailed the discovery of an "unusual" monster galaxy dating back to the early universe, about 12 billion years ago.
>Scientists estimate the universe is about 13.8 billion years old, and the newly discovered galaxy existed approximately 1.8 billion years on from its beginning.
>"Even before the universe was two billion years old, XMM-2599 had already formed a mass of more than 300 billion suns, making it an ultramassive galaxy," said Dr Benjamin Forrest.
>Astronomers have hailed the discovery of an "unusual" monster galaxy dating back to the early universe, about 12 billion years ago.
>Scientists estimate the universe is about 13.8 billion years old, and the newly discovered galaxy existed approximately 1.8 billion years on from its beginning.
>"Even before the universe was two billion years old, XMM-2599 had already formed a mass of more than 300 billion suns, making it an ultramassive galaxy," said Dr Benjamin Forrest.
