The data from the space telescope keeps coming in.
According to the latest preliminary analysis, we could soon be looking at images of the oldest galaxy ever identified, which could rewrite the way we understand star formation after the birth of the universe.
The telescope is just beginning.
A team led by Rohan Naidu from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics outlined two possible candidate galaxies in a paper shared on Tuesday.
The previous unofficial record was held by a galaxy called HD1, which was discovered in April.
Two very compelling candidates were found. The universe is only a few hundred million years old if the galaxies are far away.
The two galaxies are just 1,600 and 2,300 light-years away from each other.
HD1 may be dethroned before further analysis is done. Peer review is still required for the paper to be considered.
The team is still optimistic.
The co-author of a new spiral galaxy image told New Scientist that they're very convincing candidates.
Scientists are amazed at the capabilities of the Webb's scientists are amazed at the capabilities of the Webb's
We were pretty confident that the telescope would see distant objects. We are surprised at how easy it is to spot them.
The oldest galaxy in the universe has been found.
You'll never know what this new image is actually showing.
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