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JWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements
September 24, 2026
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 24 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release:

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JWST finds early galaxies were already seeding the universe with heavy elements

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When the universe was still in its infancy - only 500 million years after the Big Bang or about 3% of its current age - some of the universe's earliest stars and galaxies had already formed. Astronomers have long predicted that much of the gas surrounding these you . . .

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