A group of ancient galaxies studied by the James Webb Space Telescope contain orders of magnitude fewer stars than expected, and they’re strangely faint.
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January 10, 2023
The James Webb Space Telescope captures images of galaxies that formed shortly after the Big Bang dima_zel/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Some of the universe’s earliest galaxies appear to have far fewer stars than previously thought, according to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). These stars, part of the first to form, appear dimmer and bluer than previous telescopes have shown.
Images of the universe’s first galaxies were previously captured only in visible light by the Hubble Space Telescope and near-infrared frequencies by JWST…
