The Webb telescope just offered a revelatory view of humanity’s distant past

https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/07/the-webb-telescope-just-offered-a-revelatory-view-of-humanitys-distant-past/

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swan_pr@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 3y (4 replies)

I never thought I'd say this after reading an Arstechnica article, but this was beautifully written.

qprimed@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 3y (1 reply)

just my take, but ars is one of the few commercial sites that can almost get an automatic headline upvote before reading the article... almost

still a pretty impressive feat these days. hopefully it stays that way.

swan_pr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Agreed, I never feel taken for a ride or baited into clicking their articles.

stardust@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 3y

I thought the same thing! I can't believe it's already been a year, so amazing what we've been able to learn with Webb.

Chipthemonk@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 5 pts · 3y

My thought exactly. Really enjoyed this article. Thanks OP! I’m excited they are releasing more about their findings. I would also like to know what questions the new technology has answered beyond more dynamic pictures. I guess this photo wasn’t possible with Hubble?

smitty@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y (2 replies)

390 light years away

As galactic scales go, that’s really close

baronvonj@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Does that mean the image is from 390 years ago?

smitty@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Yes, if one of those stars blew up 389 years ago, we’d see it next year

eldoom@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

All I can see is an axolotl minotaur...