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The New, Farthest Galaxy Has Been Found by JWST, only 280 Million Years After the Big Bang
- Scientists have observed light from MoM-z14, the most remote galaxy identified to date, existing just 280 million years subsequent to the Big Bang, at a redshift of z = 14.44.
- This breakthrough came after JWST began advanced observations in July 2022, which uncovered a surprisingly large number of luminous galaxies located at distances corresponding to redshifts above 10.
- MoM-Z14 is compact, about 500 light-years across, with a mass around 100 million Suns and shows strong nitrogen emission and recent bursty star formation.
- Researchers explained MoM-z14's brightness through optical overperformance, bursty star formation, AGN enhancement, and improved simulations, calling it a “cosmic miracle.”
- The finding challenges previous galaxy formation models and indicates JWST will further expand the cosmic frontier by revealing even earlier galaxies and star formation processes.
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The Oldest, Most Distant Galaxy Ever Photographed Is 13.5 Billion Years Old
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved another record. Scientists using the groundbreaking telescope have detected light from an ancient galaxy, MoM-z14, just 280 million years following the Big Bang. It is the most distant, oldest galaxy ever photographed, and its very existence is puzzling.
The new, farthest galaxy has been found by JWST, only 280 million years after the Big Bang
The JWST has done it again. The powerful space telescope has already revealed the presence of bright galaxies only several hundred million years after the Big Bang. Now, it's sensed light from a galaxy only 280 million years after the Big Bang, the most distant galaxy ever detected.
The New, Farthest Galaxy has Been Found by Webb. Only 280 Million Years After the Big Bang
The JWST has done it again. The powerful space telescope has already revealed the presence of bright galaxies only several hundred million years after the Big Bang. Now, it's sensed light from a galaxy only 280 million years after the Big Bang, the most distant galaxy ever detected.
Discovery of a Remarkable Galaxy in the Young Universe
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Early Universe's Milky Way 'Twin' Looked Surprisingly Like Our Galaxy
The mystery of galaxies in the early Universe just got even weirder.A team of astronomers has identified a giant spiral galaxy so well-formed that it already has a stable galactic bar; a long, straight structure filled with stars across the galaxy's center. It was formed just 2.6 billion years after the Big Bang. It's not the first galactic bar to be identified in the first three billion years of the Universe's lifespan… but it's the first t…
JWST breaks its own record with new most distant galaxy MoM-z14
No matter how well we think we understand the Universe, there’s always something new out there to discover. After all, astronomy is the study of the Universe as we observe it to be, and as we build superior instruments and telescopes, we’re bound to notice details, objects, and even phenomena that couldn’t be revealed with the tools of prior generations. In many regards, it was only with the advent of space telescope technology — including NASA’…
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