Webb telescope finds most distant galaxy ever observed, again

By Agence France-Presse

May 31, 2024 2:04 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday.

Since coming online in 2022, the Webb telescope has ushered in a new era of scientific breakthroughs, peering farther than ever before into the universe's distant reaches — which also means it is looking back in time.

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