oxygen at the edge of time? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just spotted a distant galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0, packed with an insane amount of oxygen, despite forming a mere 300 million years after the Big Bang. This shatters what we thought we knew about when heavy elements like oxygen first appeared.
This galaxy, observed by JWST, dates back to the universe’s infancy when only hydrogen and helium should’ve existed.
“This discovery suggests multiple generations of stars formed and died far quicker than we ever imagined,” said a lead astronomer from the JADES team.
Social media is buzzing, with one astrophysics enthusiast tweeting, “This is wild—proof of ancient stars defying all timelines!”
Could this mean life’s building blocks appeared way earlier than we thought? Imagine what else JWST might uncover about our cosmic origins. What do you reckon—does this change everything?
Sources: space
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