Tremendous

We are excitingly close to seeing the cosmic dawn, the time when the first stars and galaxies formed, with the James Webb Space Telescope (WST). “In the last 12 months, we’ve made more progress probably than within the last 20 years, because it’s such a powerful telescope,” says astrophysicist Richard Ellis at University College London.

Ellis spoke to a crowd at NewScientist Live at the ExCeL Centre in London on 7 October about the latest findings from JWST, which has been operational since 2022 and is still producing new science at a tremendous rate. “It’s a talk I couldn’t have given even six months ago,” he tells New Scientist.
–New Scientist