Astronomers map the early universe

Tim DoddMay 31, 2023Last Updated: May 31, 2023

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The first image released from the James Webb Space Telescope in 2022: the 'SMACS0723' galaxy cluster. Picture: Space Telescope Science Institute.

Astronomers at Swinburne University will use the new James Webb Space Telescope, located 1.5 million km from earth, to make the first three-dimensional map of the universe as it was in the period known as “cosmic morning”, between 10 and 12 billion years ago.

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