Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte - Wikipedia
The Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte Galaxy (WLM) is a barred irregular galaxy discovered in 1909 by Max Wolf, located on the outer edges of the Local Group. The discovery of the nature of the galaxy was accredited to Knut Lundmark and Philibert Jacques Melotte in 1926. It is in the constellation Cetus.
Astronomers find the Wolfe Disk, an unlikely galaxy, in the …
May 23, 2020 · Astronomers have spotted a massive disk galaxy, not unlike our own, that formed 12.5 billion years ago when our 13.8 billion-year-old universe was only a tenth of its current age.
Dwarf Galaxy WLM: Spitzer and Webb | ESA/Webb
Nov 9, 2022 · This image shows a portion of the dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) captured by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Array Camera (left) and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (right). The images demonstrate Webb’s remarkable ability to resolve faint stars outside the Milky Way.
Dwarf Galaxy WLM (NIRCam Image) - Webb
Nov 9, 2022 · A portion of the dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM) captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera. The image demonstrates Webb’s remarkable ability to resolve faint stars outside the Milky Way.
New images show a secluded galaxy in stunning detail - Popular …
Nov 10, 2022 · That’s the case for a dwarf galaxy called Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte (WLM), which is one-tenth the size of our home Milky Way galaxy and pretty close by space standards at 3 million light years...
Webb Is Giving Us a Stunning New Look Into This Lonely Dwarf Galaxy
The new Webb images provide the clearest view of WLM ever seen. Previously, the dwarf galaxy was imaged by the Infrared Array Camera (IAC) on the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST).
James Webb Space Telescope peers into lonely dwarf galaxy | Space
Nov 11, 2022 · James Webb Space Telescope imaging of the isolated dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte could help scientists understand how stars evolve in dwarf galaxies.
A long, long time ago in a galaxy not so far away - ScienceDaily
Feb 6, 2024 · The team has catalogued the ages of stars in the Wolf-Lundmark-Melotte (WLM) galaxy, constructing the most detailed picture of it yet, according to the researchers.
DLA0817g - Wikipedia
DLA0817g, also known as the Wolfe Disk, [1] is a galaxy located in the constellation Cancer, 12.276 billion light-years (3.764 billion parsecs) from Earth. [2]
Ring galaxy - Wikipedia
A ring galaxy is a galaxy with a circle-like appearance. Hoag's Object , discovered by Arthur Hoag in 1950, is an example of a ring galaxy. [ 1 ] The ring contains many massive, relatively young blue stars , which are extremely bright.