First light in Universe revealed! James Webb Space Telescope spotlights 717 ancient galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope has made an incredible discovery. It has revealed the first light that had suffused the early Universe. Webb Telescope has revealed hundreds of ancient galaxies that may be among the first ever to exist in the universe. This is a significant leap from the handful of galaxies that were previously known during that time.
According to a new study by the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES), these very young galaxies displayed complex structures and clusters of star formation just 600 million years after the Big Bang. The study collected observations from two small areas in the sky, one in the Ursa Minor constellation and another in the direction of the Fornax cluster. Within these regions, over 700 young galaxies were discovered, providing a glimpse of what the cosmos looked like in its earliest stages, reported space.com.
Kevin Hainline, an assistant research professor at the Steward Observatory, gave an astonishing and awe inspiring description. He said it is like witnessing the first five minutes of a movie that represent the entire universe! These galaxies are responsible for producing the elements and complexity that we observe in the world today, space.com reported.
This discovery sheds light on the formation of the first galaxies and stars, which led to the diverse catalog of elements present in the universe today.
During the first five minutes, when the universe was estimated to be between 370 million and 650 million years old, Hainline and his colleagues identified 717 young galaxies. These galaxies were larger and more structured than previously observed, challenging the notion that early galaxies were mere smudges.
The regions studied, known as GOODS-South, have been
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