Iran Press/ Sci & Tech: A new galaxy observation by James Webb has revealed a galaxy that existed only 235 million years after the Big Bang and is 35 billion light-years away from Earth.
It has been a short time since the scientific operation of the "James Webb" space telescope, and this giant observatory, which has eyes with infrared vision, has already broken its record for observing the most distant galaxy.
Last week, the telescope discovered a galaxy that existed 300 million years after the Big Bang. A new analysis by the team has revealed a galaxy that is only 235 million years old. It has existed since the Big Bang and is 35 billion light-years away from Earth.
It should be said that according to experts, this is just the beginning of the road for "James Webb," and this telescope will probably break its record several more times.
James Webb is likely to break his record again in the coming months.
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It is worth noting that the discovery of the galaxies is a preliminary result and needs further investigation to be confirmed. In other words, it should be subjected to complete spectroscopic analysis. The age of this galaxy, the previous record holder, goes back to 300 million years after the world's creation (Big Bang).
The previous record holder was a galaxy detected by the Hubble Space Telescope, dating to 400 million years after the Big Bang.
These record-breaking observations highlight the enormous power of James Webb, which is designed to detect such distant, faint objects using its near-infrared camera, called NIRCam.
James Webb and I are still at the beginning of the journey, as this space observatory will start its science operations on July 12, 2022.
The telescope is designed to eventually observe objects from 100 million years after the Big Bang. We will likely see this record broken several times in the coming months and years.
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