"JWST Discovers Metal-Rich 'Teenage' Galaxies in Distant Universe"

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"JWST Discovers Metal-Rich 'Teenage' Galaxies in Distant Universe"
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered a surprising amount of metal in a galaxy only 350 million years after the Big Bang. This challenges our understanding of the Universe's first metals and the existence of metal-free Population III stars. The detection of carbon in the ancient galaxy suggests it may be the result of the first generation of supernovae or associated with a supermassive black hole. The JWST's findings shed light on the early metallicity of the Universe and the formation of rocky planets and life. Further research and larger sample sizes are needed to provide a more definitive explanation for this discovery.

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