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MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research

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James Webb telescope rewrites the cosmic dawn

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Leading JWST early universe research

For decades, astronomers believed galaxies needed billions of years to grow large and bright. Then the James Webb Space Telescope started looking back in timeβ€”and found massive, luminous galaxies blazing just 280 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was barely 2% of its current age. On January 28, 2026, NASA announced the discovery of MoM-z14, now the most distant confirmed galaxy ever observed.

Updated Feb 7