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Light-propelled winds help explain bright early galaxies seen by Webb

Light-propelled winds help explain why Webb found so many bright galaxies in the early universe.

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals details of the Tarantula Nebula.
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals details of the structure and composition of the Tarantula Nebula, as well as dozens of background galaxies. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team via Wikimedia Commons

Astronomers examining images of the early universe from the James Webb Space Telescope found an overabundance of bright galaxies.

Based on what they knew about the early universe, such galaxies should have been far less common in the few hundred million years following the Big Bang. Light-propelled winds help explain the finding.

Sourcephys.org

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