James Webb Space Telescope prompts scientists to rethink understanding of the universe

Posted by Fernande Dalal on Friday, August 30, 2024

Miles O’Brien:

For the James Webb Space Telescope, the hits just keep coming, one riveting image after another, from the far reaches of the universe, to planets right here in our own solar system.

We got our first taste a year ago, and the images did not disappoint, the Carina Nebula, Stephan's Quintet, and, spectacularly, this so-called deep field image showing thousands of galaxies stretching into the distant universe.

How much stunning science was in there as well?

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