Post by Odysseus on Jun 4, 2024 20:38:17 GMT
The James Webb Space Telescope has smashed its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy.
Called JADES-GS-z14-0, the collection of stars was spied as it was a mere 290 million years after the Big Bang.
Put another way - if the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, it means we're observing the galaxy when the cosmos was only 2% of its current age.
Webb used its huge 6.5m-wide primary mirror and sensitive infrared instruments to make the discovery. ...
Called JADES-GS-z14-0, the collection of stars was spied as it was a mere 290 million years after the Big Bang.
Put another way - if the Universe is 13.8 billion years old, it means we're observing the galaxy when the cosmos was only 2% of its current age.
Webb used its huge 6.5m-wide primary mirror and sensitive infrared instruments to make the discovery. ...
