Astronomy

Incredible Webb telescope images will open universe for SA astronomers

We see the galaxies as they were when the universe was 4.6-billion years younger than it is today, says astronomer from the SAAO

20 July 2022 - 21:01

By Tanya Farber

The images released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) last week have been uniformly praised across the globe, and SA astronomers are now keeping a beady eye on opportunities coming up.

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