"James Webb Telescope Discovers Impossible Ghost Galaxy in Early Universe"

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"James Webb Telescope Discovers Impossible Ghost Galaxy in Early Universe"
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed the Firefly Sparkle galaxy, a precursor to galaxies like the Milky Way, in the early universe, providing insights into how massive galaxies formed. The galaxy contains ten clusters that offer clues to its growth through mergers, and the observations suggest it is in the earliest stages of its assembly. The findings, detailed in a preprint on arXiv, shed light on the formation of galaxies in the early universe and are a significant step towards understanding how galaxies evolved over time.

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