The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered the most distant galaxy ever confirmed, named JADES-GS-z14-0, which appears as it existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang.
The discovery of this surprisingly luminous and massive early galaxy challenges theories about how galaxies formed in the cosmic dawn
JWST has been repeatedly breaking its own records for the most distant galaxies since beginning operations in 2022

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjeenyw8rd2o

https://webbtelescope.org/contents/early-highlights/nasas-james-webb-space-telescope-finds-most-distant-known-galaxy

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[–] Crowfiend@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Over here in 'murica, the only news that makes headlines is about either Biden, Trump, Musk, or mass shootings. 🙄

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not even that. With about two mass shootings per day on average, most mass shootings don't make the news.

[–] olutukko@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

wait is this statistically correct?

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A "mass shooting" has four or more people being hit, which happens about 800 times a year in the US. And about once a year in other western countries, if at all.

[–] olutukko@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

okay that's insane

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The fuck does headlines even mean? Which media outlets are you talking about?

I’ve seen JWST-related news consistently since its debut and not just from science/space-focused media but here you are saying America never talks about it?

Here’s one just 3 days ago https://www.newsweek.com/supermassive-black-hole-larger-early-universe-1916653

CBS has a running tag for JWST with many articles: https://www.cbsnews.com/tag/james-webb-space-telescope/

USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/search/?q=James+Webb+space+telescope+

And many more, the New Yorker, ny times, the guardian, I could go on and on. They all post JWST consistently for YEARS now.

Speaking of the guardian, they posted about this exact discovery A MONTH AGO: https://amp.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/31/james-webb-space-telescope-photographs-most-distant-known-galaxy

Unexpected brightness of JADES-GS-z14-0 means telescope could capture images of galaxies even further away

Most of these examples I’m giving are common outlets that I don’t actually follow but many do. It’s not some niche content you must seek to find.

I don’t see it therefore it must not happen

this you?