We Found Galaxies Too Old for the Universe
PBS Space Time · Season 2026 · Episode 8
The James Webb Space Telescope found galaxies that are too ancient-looking for our young universe. You may have heard that, but it keeps finding them, and our recent efforts to solve this conundrum point in wildly different directions. Have we found galaxies older than the universe, or did we just learn something incredible about how galaxies form?
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Season
2026
Episode
8
Air Date
30/Apr/2026
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
20 min
Overview
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The James Webb Space Telescope found galaxies that are too ancient-looking for our young universe. You may have heard that, but it keeps finding them, and our recent efforts to solve this conundrum point in wildly different directions. Have we found galaxies older than the universe, or did we just learn something incredible about how galaxies form?
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