JWST spectrometer refines redshifts of distant galaxies
One galaxy is much closer than previously thought
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Keith Cooper is a freelance science journalist and the author of several books. He has a BSc in physics with astrophysics from the University of Manchester, UK. Keith has written regularly for Physics World since 2015, and has also written for Astronomy magazine, New Scientist, Sky at Night and Sky & Telescope, plus Space.com and Supercluster.com online. He was formerly the editor of Astronomy Now magazine. His books include The Contact Paradox: Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Bloomsbury Sigma 2019) and Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Science Fact (Reaktion Books, 2025).
One galaxy is much closer than previously thought
Read article: JWST spectrometer refines redshifts of distant galaxies
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