"Discovery: Complex Organic Molecules Found in Ancient Universe"

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have detected complex organic molecules, known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in the distant galaxy SPT0418-47, located over 12 billion lightyears away. By utilizing gravitational lensing, the team was able to observe an 'Einstein ring' formed by the bending of light from the distant galaxy around a closer galaxy. This discovery provides insights into the presence of complex molecules in the early Universe, just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, and opens up possibilities for further exploration of star formation in galaxies.