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JWST Detects the Earliest, Most Distant Galaxy in the Known Universe—And It’s Super Weird (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Summ:

  • The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered the most distant galaxy ever confirmed, named JADES-GS-z14-0, which appears as it existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang.

  • The discovery of this surprisingly luminous and massive early galaxy challenges theories about how galaxies formed in the cosmic dawn

  • JWST has been repeatedly breaking its own records for the most distant galaxies since beginning operations in 2022

more about:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjeenyw8rd2o

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/early-highlights/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-finds-most-distant-known-galaxy

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[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wait, if that galaxy didn't form at the exact same point where the big bang happened (we wouldn't see it then), then it is likely older. Or the universe is older.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

New theories suggest the second one.