Webb discovered the most distant galaxy ever seen, existing shortly after the Big Bang during the Cosmic Dawn

Oct. 3, 2024
The authors of the study are Stefano Carniani of Scuola Normale Superiore in Italy and Kevin Hainline, an associate research professor at the Steward Observatory, University of Arizona.

The authors of the study include Kevin Hainline, associate research professor at Steward Observatory.

Back in May 2024, astronomers from Steward Observatory announced the James Webb Space Telescope had observed the most distant galaxy ever seen, named JADES-GS-z14-0.

The galaxy that exists just 290 million years after the Big Bang.

The observations were part of a study using Webb to explore the Cosmic Dawn: the period when the first stars and galaxies were formed after the birth of the Universe.

Watch interviews with the team behind the study via the video below:

 

Read the full article -- featuring Steward Observatory's Kevin Hainline -- HERE.