Is the James Webb Space Telescope finding the furthest, oldest, youngest or first galaxies? An astronomer explains. - Space.com

We have also seen headlines claiming Webb has found “the oldest galaxies we have ever seen”, but what does that mean?

This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Michael J. I. Brown (opens i… [+5909 chars]

full article...