Closer to the Big Bang

A brief summary of Webb's observations of the early universe, along with the source paper.

Until now, we've only been able to observe the dim light of stars after the birth of the universe, but Webb's MIRI infrared camera can now observe the initial structure of galaxies, the number of stars, black holes, and more.

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-red-galaxies-insights-birth-universe.html

https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/04/aa51723-24/aa51723-24.html

reference

https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2025/07/aa53896-25/aa53896-25.html

https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/press-releases/alma-reveals-hidden-structures-in-the-first-galaxies-of-the-universe/

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-latest-south-pole-telescope-era.html

https://www.nasa.gov/universe/new-3d-visualization-highlights-5000-galaxies-revealed-by-webb/