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New Galaxy Discovery Sheds Light on Early Universe

Updated 2026-05-13 17:05 UTC 1 source Neutral

A newly discovered galaxy, LAP1-B, has been observed just 800 million years after the Big Bang. This finding brings NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope closer to glimpsing the universe's first stars.

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Scientific American
Seen just 800 million years after the big bang, an object called LAP1-B is a galactic building block that seems to hold some of the first stars to ever shine
2026-05-13 15:30 UTC
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