James Webb Telescope Peers 13.5 Billion Years Back to Cosmic Dawn

April 9, 2024
James Webb Telescope Peers 13.5 Billion Years Back to Cosmic Dawn
  • The James Webb Space Telescope boasts a mirror nearly triple the size of its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope.

  • JWST has the remarkable ability to look 13.5 billion years into the past, hence investigating the universe's infancy and the emergence of the first stars and galaxies.

  • Its mission focuses on capturing the initial moments when the universe's earliest objects started to form and produce light.

  • The telescope is not limited to ancient galaxies; it is also equipped to study supermassive black holes, the evolution of stars, and the properties of exoplanets.

  • Scientists expect the JWST to unveil where the universe's earliest light originated, reflecting its sophisticated observational capabilities.

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