• Photons of light from ancient galaxies reached the James Webb telescope in 13 billion years.
• The universe was already involved in the process of star formation a short time after the big bang.
• The oldest known galaxy in the universe, JADES-GS-z13-0, photographed by a telescope.
• Other ancient galaxies are also creating new stars at rates comparable to the Milky Way.
• The James Webb Telescope was launched in 2021 and started taking pictures of space last year.
• The anniversary of the operation of the telescope was marked last week by NASA.
• Photos of JADES-GS-z13-0 and its ancient partner galaxies are causing a stir among cosmologists and astrophysicists.
• The James Webb Telescope studies the early universe, the pinpointing of life-supporting planets, and the formation of stars.