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JWST reveals a distant galaxy that may let most of its ionizing radiation escape

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 10/30/2026, 9:40:14 AM

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found evidence that a distant, exceptionally blue galaxy may allow most of its ionizing radiation to escape into space. Known as EBG-1, the gravitationally lensed galaxy is seen at a redshift of 9.244, about 530 million years after the Big Bang. The paper was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Oct. 16.

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