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Webb Finds an Old Galaxy That Appears to Not Spin At All

2026-05-12 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange discovery of a galaxy that doesn't seem to spin at all Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.10987 Previous videos: https://youtu.be/b1VPElfVPLU https://youtu.be/5t2xAikvlcw 0:00 Another bizarre galaxy - it doesn't spin at all 1:10 Why galaxies spin and what rotation curves tell us 3:20 Anomalous galaxies 3:55 Why this new galaxy is so strange 7:25 Possible explanations 9:30 Implications and conclusions #jwst #astronomy #galaxy Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com ESO/L. Calçada - http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1709a/ ScienceDawns CC BYS a 4.0- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_rotation_curve#/media/File:Rotation_curve_Milky_Way.svg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@CandideSchmyles 2026-05-12

A space story with no spin! Incredible!!

327 14 replies
@planexshifter 2026-05-12

It's just out of render distance

181 8 replies
@BrianStevens-y6h 2026-05-12

We finally found the one in the center......

117 5 replies
@approximately92sobbinghors4 2026-05-12

0:45 he's just standing there, menacingly!

84 7 replies
@matthewjuhlin4628 2026-05-13

Never get tired of hearing "discovery from JWST"

58 5 replies
@jimcurtis9052 2026-05-12

Wonderful as always Anton. Thank you.

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@edutainme7265 2026-05-13

The era of James Webb is so incredible to be alive for

34 6 replies
@TheDerperado 2026-05-13

I hope this bug gets fixed in the next patch.

21 1 replies
@PipsterHeaven 2026-05-13

I suggest that these galaxies should be called "knuckleball" Galaxies, since they have little spin and are very hard to hit with a bat.

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@RehKurts 2026-05-13

The day the galaxy stood still. 😮

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