One such galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0 (shown in the pullout), was determined to be at a redshift of 14.3, making it the current record-holder for most distant known galaxy.

But JADES-GS-z14-0 was special — when I found it, I was quite suspicious because it had all the hallmarks of trying to trick us. I was sceptical until we finally confirmed its properties.

Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph), team members carried out follow-up observations of the galaxy in January, confirming that JADES-GS-z14-0 was indeed at a redshift of 14.32.

The presence of oxygen in this early galaxy suggests JADES-GS-z14-0 is far more chemically evolved than astronomers expected for such a young object. “It is like finding an adolescent where you ...

JADES-GS-z14-0 is definitely there, a shining datapoint that represents a new way forward for understanding how the Universe formed, at the very beginning. The location of JADES-GS-z14-0.

Piping Up at the Gates of Dawn Astronomers have found the earliest and most distant galaxy yet. The newly discovered galaxy, known as JADES-GS-z14-0, emanates light that is 13.5 billion years old.

One such galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0 (shown in the pullout), was determined to be at a redshift of 14.32 (+0.08/-0.20), making it the current record-holder for the most distant known galaxy.

Called JADES-GS-z14-0, the galaxy possesses a redshift of 14.32, pushing the previous record for the most distant known galaxy (JADES-GS-z13-0, with a redshift of 13.2) out of first place.

Discovered last year, JADES-GS-z14-0 is the most distant confirmed galaxy ever found: it is so far away, its light took 13.4 billion years to reach us, meaning we see it as it was when the ...

This is an artist’s impression of JADES-GS-z14-0, which as of today is the most distant confirmed galaxy. Galaxies in the early Universe tend to be clumpy and irregular. Supernova explosions in this ...