and turned the Dragon Arc, which is normally spiral-shaped, into a "hall of mirrors of cosmic proportions." That allowed researchers to see dozens of stars at once. "This groundbreaking discovery ...
Taking advantage of a cosmic "double lens," astronomers resolved more than 40 individual stars in a galaxy so far away its light dates back to when the universe was only half its present age.
Pictures show how the stars look during a period known as the cosmic noon - the middle ages of the universe when the most stars were born. The Durham team was led by physicists David Lagattuta and ...
Discovery found from Webb images of 'Dragon Arc' galaxy The team of astronomers did not expect to find the trove of stars while studying Webb images of a galaxy known as the Dragon Arc.