MACS 2129-1 is an early universe so-called 'dead' disk galaxy discovered by the

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. It lies approximately 10 billion light-years away from Earth (current distance 22 billion light years) . MACS 2129-1 has been described as 'dead' as it has ceased making new stars.

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