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Revealing a Newfound Galaxy

Revealing a Newfound Galaxy
Revealing a Newfound Galaxy This painting by Planetary Society member Barbara Sheehan depicts her interpretation of what the faraway GN-z11 galaxy might look like, along with the James Webb Space Telescope. Sheehan is hopeful that the JWST may be able to observe GN-z11, the oldest and most distant galaxy known to us. Studying this galaxy that is 32 billion light years away from Earth would yield new insights about the early ages of the universe. Barbara Fee Sheehan