Webb Discovers Most Distant Jellyfish Galaxy Ever Seen

What did JWST find in the jellyfish galaxy?

Webb reveals a distant galaxy with long gaseous tails The James Webb Space Telescope captured a galaxy in a cluster that displays long, sweeping filaments of gas that earned it the informal label of a “jellyfish” galaxy. This object sits at a redshift of 1.156, so astronomers are seeing it as it…

Webb Discovers Most Distant Jellyfish Galaxy Ever Seen

New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveal a galaxy with sweeping gaseous ‘tentacles’ in a galaxy cluster at redshift of 1.156, meaning we’re seeing it as it was approximately 8.5 billion years ago. The post Webb Discovers Most Distant Jellyfish Galaxy Ever Seen appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Astronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years ago

Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape looks almost biological, like tentacles drifting through water. Yet this structure formed in one of the most extreme environments in the universe. Astronomers have identified what may be the most distant known “jellyfish galaxy,” a system caught in the act of being stripped apart by its surroundings about 8.5 billion years ago. The object…

Scientists observe distant jellyfish galaxy for first time

17.02.2026 - New astronomical find is 8.5 billion years old and reshapes our understanding of early cosmic evolution Astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo have observed a new jellyfish galaxy, the most distant one of its kind ever captured.