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Mar 2023
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62 - JWST and the Earliest Galaxies in t...

DAN HOOPER, SHALMA WEGSMAN
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Astronomers' newest telescope, JWST, just discovered galaxies that formed earlier than previously thought possible. What does this discovery mean for our understanding of the early universe?

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