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astronomy2 years ago•5 min saved

"Webb Telescope Discovers Enigmatic Ghostly Object, Unveiling a Monstrous Mystery!"

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered AzTECC71, a dusty star-forming galaxy from the early universe that was previously elusive to the Hubble Space Telescope. This finding challenges previous assumptions about galaxy prevalence and composition, suggesting a higher prevalence of such galaxies than previously believed. The discovery provides new insights into the early universe's composition and the evolution of galaxies. The COSMOS-Web collaboration aims to map up to 1 million galaxies from a part of the sky the size of three full moons, studying the earliest structures of the universe.

via SciTechDaily|

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astronomy2 years ago•3 min saved

"James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning image of resurrected ghost galaxy"

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an image of a faint, dusty star-forming galaxy known as AzTECC71, which was previously undetectable by ground-based and Hubble Space Telescope observations. The discovery suggests that these types of galaxies, shrouded in dust, may be more common in the early universe than previously thought. The COSMOS-Web collaboration, led by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, aims to map up to 1 million galaxies using JWST to study the earliest structures of the universe. The team is working to uncover more of these "JWST-faint" galaxies and explore their optical and infrared properties.

via Nanowerk|

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