How James Webb Space Telescope data have already revealed surprises

The first image contains a galaxy cluster’s past and recent star birth in more remote galaxies

JWST deep field image of SMACS 0723 with lots of galaxies visible

It took astronomers mere days to dig insights out of the first public image from JWST, which shows a massive galaxy cluster called SMACS 0723 and many more distant galaxies behind it.

NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI

Massimo Pascale wasn’t planning to study the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723.