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What Killed Galaxies in the Early Universe?

universetoday.com · 12dShare

Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began as small "shreds" of material that coalesced over time to form larger ones. That's why astronomers use observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study the young Universe. The light from those early objects appears in the infrared part of the spectrum, which JWST is tuned to see.

First report: 'Not alike any we've ever seen before': Three of the 12 galaxies in this cosmic string are missing a crucial component of the universe — livescience.com, 14d