Red smudge in James Webb image could unlock chemistry of the early universe - Daily Mail


7/19/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Sam Tonkin

The inconspicuous blob is an ancient, unnamed galaxy that is 13.1 billion years old - only several hundred million years younger than the birth of the universe.

A tiny red smudge caught in the distant background of the James Webb Space Telescope's first 'deep field' image could transform our understanding of the early universe, astronomers say. The inconspi… [+6586 chars]

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