Webb Captures a Cosmic Forest of Ancient Galaxies

Webb Captures a Cosmic Forest of Ancient Galaxies

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)'s new "Picture of the Month" shows the mega-monster galaxy cluster Abell S1063. This impressive collection of galaxies is about 4.5 billion light-years from Earth in the constellation Grus (the Crane). However, surrounding Abell S1063 is the true star of the show -- super-distant, ancient galaxies whose light is being warped by the gravitational force of the relatively closer Abell S1063.

Revolution in Cosmology: Early Galaxy Groups Discovered With the James Webb Space Telescope

The latest observational data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provide a spectacular glimpse into the origins of the universe. Thus, the first structures may have emerged much earlier than previously thought. Color composite image of the most massive group in the COSMOS-Web field. The JWST image is overlaid with enhanced X-ray emission (pink). Image: ESA/Webb, NASA and CSA, G. Gpzamoasm, K. Virolainen, A. Koekemoer, M. Franco With the …