Is the James Webb Space Telescope finding the furthest, oldest, youngest or first galaxies? An astronomer explains - The Conversation Indonesia


7/31/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Michael J. I. Brown

James Webb has spotted extremely distant galaxies formed soon after the Big Bang, but are they old or young? Or is this the wrong question to ask?

Weve now seen the first data from the James Webb Space Telescope. It has observed the atmospheres of distant planets, groups of nearby galaxies, galaxy light bent by unseen dark matter, and clouds of… [+4497 chars]

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