Linking High-z and Low-z: Are We Observing the Progenitors of the Milky Way with JWST?

The recent JWST observation of the Firefly Sparkle at z = 8.3 offers a unique opportunity to link the high- and the low- z Universe. Indeed, the claim of it being a Milky Way (MW) type of assembly at the cosmic dawn opens the possibility of interpreting the observation with locally calibrated galaxy...

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Published in:	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Main Authors:	Elka Rusta, Stefania Salvadori, Viola Gelli, Ioanna Koutsouridou, Alessandro Marconi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Galaxy formation Galaxy evolution Milky Way Galaxy James Webb Space Telescope High-redshift galaxies
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad833d