2023.01.31

Breaking Cosmology

JWST's first images include unimaginably distant galaxies that challenge theories of how quickly these structures can form

Galaxies from the depths of cosmic time appear in a small crop from "deep field" observations taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The most distant objects in such images may reveal surprising new details about the early universe. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI)

Galaxies from the depths of cosmic time appear in a small crop from "deep field" observations taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The most distant objects in such images may reveal surprising new details about the early universe. (credit: NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI)

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