Dwarf Galaxies Banished the Darkness and Lit Up the Early Universe
Updated: 2024-02-28 20:48:14
Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in The JWST used gravitational lensing to search for the sources of light that triggered the Epoch of Reionization and brought darkness to an end . The white hazy blobs are galaxies in Pandora's Cluster , which acts as the gravitational lens . The red objects are the distant and ancient objects magnified by the lens , some of them warped into arcs . Many of them are early dwarf galaxies , some of them responsible for the Epoch of Reionization . Image Credit : NASA ESA CSA JWST Posted on February 28, 2024 February 28, 2024 by Evan Gough Dwarf Galaxies Banished the Darkness and Lit Up the Early Universe During the Universe’s Dark Ages , dense primordial gas absorbed and scattered