Friday, May 23, 2025

JWST Detects Earliest Formed Galaxies


(Image: NASA)

Since its launch in 2021 and deployment in 2022, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to produce discoveries. Recently, the JWST detected the farthest galaxy from Earth found to date. Universe Today reported on JWST's latest findings: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-new-farthest-galaxy-has-been-found-by-webb-only-280-million-years-after-the-big-bang.


(Image: Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA).)


The JWST has also been instrumental in detecting exoplanets:  https://jamesmacmath.blogspot.com/2022/01/number-of-planets-in-universe.html







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