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A brief history of the cosmic distance record

Big Think·Ethan Siegel·22 days ago
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A brief history of the cosmic distance record Only nearby objects appear to the naked eye. With telescopes of all types, especially in space, we've smashed those records many times over. May 11, 2026 This JWST field of view is focused not on galaxy cluster Abell 2744, shown here, but rather on the young, low-mass, intensely star-forming galaxies found at much greater distances behind the cluster. The cluster acts like a magnifying lens, allowing 83 young, low-mass starburst galaxies to be identified, 19 of which are shown in white diamonds here. Lensed galaxies identified with JWST have the potential to set, and break, the cosmic distance record yet again like no other combination of phenomenon-and-facility can. Credit : NASA/ESA/CSA/Bezanson et al. 2024 and Wold et al. 2025 When we gaze out into the depths of space, the glittering points of light that we see represent objects at a wide variety of distances: in our solar system, in our galaxy, and from far beyond.…

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