Oxygen has been detected in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, surprised astronomers said on Thursday, offering further evidence that stars in the early universe matured far quicker than had ...

JWST: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Brant Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), Ben Johnson (CfA), Sandro Tacchella (Cambridge), Phill Cargile (CfA) Scientists have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy.

open image in gallery Scientists have discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. The findings suggest they can form more rapidly than was previously believed (ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S.

(CNN) — Astronomers have made the surprising discovery of oxygen and elements like heavy metals in the most ... luminous distant galaxy, called JADES-GS-z14-0, was initially detected in January ...

JADES-GS-z14-0, observed by NASA using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in 2024, proved to be the most distant galaxy ever detected. Further research has shown that oxygen may exist in such a ...

Now, astronomers have looked at galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant ... formed.” The oxygen was detected using a technique called spectroscopy, in which light from distant objects is broken ...

Astronomers "Astonished" After Oxygen Detected In Most Distant Galaxy The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, which was discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope last year, is so far away that its light ...