Saint Mary's University: New Data Challenge Early JWST Claims About the Age of the Universe
April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 23 (TNSres) -- Saint Mary's University issued the following news release:
A year ago, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sent shockwaves through the astronomical community with reports of unexpectedly massive and ancient galaxies in the distant universe. The existence of such massive galaxies so soon after the Big Bang suggested that the universe could be much older than the 13.8 billion years the astronomers had come to accept.
Now, a new . . .
A year ago, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sent shockwaves through the astronomical community with reports of unexpectedly massive and ancient galaxies in the distant universe. The existence of such massive galaxies so soon after the Big Bang suggested that the universe could be much older than the 13.8 billion years the astronomers had come to accept.
Now, a new . . .