Is it two galaxies, or two star clusters? Astronomers aren't yet sure what the James Webb Space Telescope spotted in an image of the early universe.
is not new to astronomy, but exploiting the ability of massive objects to bend light will bring new insights with the telescope's sensitive instruments. Webb is optimized to look at the early universe, which is receding rapidly from us in infrared wavelengths.of space observations will greatly expand our catalog of early galaxies from"only tens" of objects to many more, said Rebecca Larson, a National Science Foundation fellow and Ph.D.
"Studying them can help us understand how they evolved into the ones like the galaxy we live in today, and also, how the universe evolved throughout time," Larson. She added she is looking forward to when Webb can create"deep fields" of a single spot in the sky, as
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