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JWST Sees Organic Molecules Ludicrously Far Away

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When astronomers used the JWST to look at a galaxy more than 12 billion light years away, they were also looking back in time. And when they found organic molecules in that distant galaxy, they found them in the early Universe. The organic molecules are usually found where stars are forming, but in this case, …

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The Latest JWST Image Pierces Through a Shrouded Star-Forming Galaxy

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Sometimes an image is so engrossing that we can ignore what it’s telling us about its subject and just enjoy the splendour. That’s certainly true of this image of NGC 5068 released by the ESA. But Universe Today readers are curious, and after enjoying the galactic portrait for a while, they want to know more. …

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