Astronomy Quiz: Milky Way-like Galaxies in the Early Universe

What did the new research using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discover about galaxies in the early Universe?

• They are irregular and peculiar in structure

• They are more like our Milky Way than previously thought

• They are all elliptical galaxies

• They are all spiral galaxies

What is the shape of the Milky Way galaxy?

• Irregular

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Spherical

How far back in the Universe's history do the discovered galaxies go?

• 20 billion years ago

• 15 billion years ago

• 10 billion years ago

• 5 billion years ago

What was the previous belief about the existence of 'disk' galaxies in the early Universe?

• They were common

• They were non-existent

• They were rare

• They were all irregular in shape

What instrument allowed researchers to see the true structure of galaxies for the first time?

• Kepler Space Telescope

• Hubble Space Telescope

• Spitzer Space Telescope

• James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

What do the new results suggest about the formation of the first galaxies?

• They formed much later than previously thought

• They formed much earlier than previously thought

• They formed at the same time as the Milky Way

• They formed in a different universe

What type of galaxy is the most common in the Universe according to the new discovery?

• Spiral galaxies

• Disk galaxies

• Elliptical galaxies

• Irregular galaxies

What does the discovery of an abundance of Milky Way-like galaxies imply about the formation of stars?

• Stars only form in elliptical galaxies

• Stars form mostly in irregular galaxies

• Stars form in all types of galaxies

• Stars form mostly in disk galaxies

What do the new results suggest about the formation of the first galaxies?

• They formed in a different universe

• They formed much later than previously thought

• They formed much earlier than previously thought

• They formed at the same time as the Milky Way

What do the new results suggest about the formation of the first galaxies?

• They formed in a different universe

• They formed much earlier than previously thought

• They formed much later than previously thought

• They formed at the same time as the Milky Way