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One galaxy is highlighted with a magnified image in a graphic pull-out box in the lower right corner. The galaxy is labeled MoM-z14 and appears as a blurry yellow blob with a small red area at its top.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 90% 76%; object-position: 90% 76%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=10240&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 24568w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=300&#038;h=125&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=768&#038;h=320&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=427&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=640&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=854&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=400&#038;h=167&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=600&#038;h=250&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=900&#038;h=375&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=500&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=834&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 24568px) 100vw, 24568px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"><figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile desktop:padding-x-3\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n<div><figcaption>NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Rohan Naidu (MIT); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope has topped itself once again, delivering on its promise to push the boundaries of the observable universe closer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/universe\/nasas-webb-to-explore-galaxies-from-cosmic-dawn-to-present-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\">cosmic dawn<\/a> with the confirmation of a bright galaxy that existed 280 million years after the big bang. By now Webb has established that it will eventually surpass virtually every benchmark it sets in these early years, but the newly confirmed galaxy, MoM-z14, holds intriguing clues to the universe\u2019s historical <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/overview\/\" rel=\"noopener\">timeline<\/a> and just how different a place the early universe was than astronomers expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Webb, we are able to see farther than humans ever have before, and it looks nothing like what we predicted, which is both challenging and exciting,\u201d said Rohan Naidu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\u2019s (MIT) Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, lead author of a paper on galaxy MoM-z14 published in the Open Journal of Astrophysics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/dark-energy\/#hds-sidebar-nav-3\" rel=\"noopener\">expansion of the universe<\/a> that is driven by dark energy, discussion of physical distances and \u201cyears ago\u201d becomes tricky when looking this far. Using Webb\u2019s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers confirmed that MoM-z14 has a <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/asset\/hubble\/what-is-cosmological-redshift\/\" rel=\"noopener\">cosmological redshift<\/a> of 14.44, meaning that its light has been travelling through (expanding) space, being stretched and \u201cshifted\u201d to longer, redder wavelengths, for about 13.5 of the universe\u2019s estimated 13.8 billion years of existence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can estimate the distance of galaxies from images, but it\u2019s really important to follow up and confirm with more detailed <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/hubble\/science\/science-behind-the-discoveries\/hubble-spectroscopy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">spectroscopy<\/a> so that we know exactly what we are seeing, and when,\u201d said Pascal Oesch of the University of Geneva, co-principal investigator of the survey.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image: COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Image)<\/h2>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=10240&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"24568\" height=\"10240\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=10240&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A wide field of view showing deep space, dotted with many small galaxies and a few foreground stars that display six diffraction spikes. One galaxy is highlighted with a magnified image in a graphic pull-out box in the lower right corner. The galaxy is labeled MoM-z14 and appears as a blurry yellow blob with a small red area at its top.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=10240&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 24568w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=300&#038;h=125&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=768&#038;h=320&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=427&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=640&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=854&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=400&#038;h=167&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=600&#038;h=250&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=900&#038;h=375&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=500&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=834&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 24568px) 100vw, 24568px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Rohan Naidu (MIT); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intriguing Features<\/h2>\n<p>MoM-z14 is one of a growing group of surprisingly bright galaxies in the early universe \u2013 100 times more than theoretical studies predicted before the launch of Webb, according to the research team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a growing chasm between theory and observation related to the early universe, which presents compelling questions to be explored going forward,\u201d said Jacob Shen, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT and a member of the research team.<\/p>\n<p>One place researchers and theorists can look for answers is the oldest population of stars in the Milky Way galaxy. A small percentage of these stars have shown high amounts of nitrogen, which is also showing up in some of Webb\u2019s observations of early galaxies, including MoM-z14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can take a page from archeology and look at these ancient stars in our own galaxy like fossils from the early universe, except in astronomy we are lucky enough to have Webb seeing so far that we also have direct information about galaxies during that time. It turns out we are seeing some of the same features, like this unusual nitrogen enrichment,\u201d said Naidu.<\/p>\n<p>With galaxy MoM-z14 existing only 280 million years after the big bang, there was not enough time for generations of stars to produce such high amounts of nitrogen in the way that astronomers would expect. One theory the researchers note is that the dense environment of the early universe resulted in supermassive stars capable of producing more nitrogen than any stars observed in the local universe.<\/p>\n<p>The galaxy MoM-z14 also shows signs of clearing out the thick, primordial hydrogen fog of the early universe in the space around itself. One of the reasons Webb was originally built was to define the timeline for this \u201cclearing\u201d period of cosmic history, which astronomers call <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/overview\/#reionization\" rel=\"noopener\">reionization<\/a>. This is when early stars produced light of high enough energy to break through the dense hydrogen gas of the early universe and begin travelling through space, eventually making its way to Webb, and us. Galaxy MoM-z14 provides another clue for mapping out the timeline of reionization, work that was not possible until Webb lifted the veil on this era of the universe.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legacy of Discovery Continues<\/h2>\n<p>Even before Webb\u2019s launch, there were hints that something very unanticipated happened in the early universe, when NASA\u2019s Hubble Space Telescope discovered the bright <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/hubble\/hubble-team-breaks-cosmic-distance-record\/\" rel=\"noopener\">galaxy GN-z11<\/a> 400 million years after the big bang. <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/webb-unlocks-secrets-of-one-of-the-most-distant-galaxies-ever-seen\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Webb confirmed<\/a> the galaxy\u2019s distance \u2014 at the time the most distant ever. From there Webb has continued to push back farther and farther in space and time, finding more surprisingly bright galaxies like GN-z11.<\/p>\n<p>As Webb continues to uncover more of these unexpectedly luminous galaxies, it\u2019s clear that the first few were not a fluke. Astronomers are eagerly anticipating that NASA\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/roman-space-telescope\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope<\/a>, with its combination of high-resolution infrared imaging and extremely wide field of view, will boost the sample of these bright, compact, chemically enriched early galaxies into the thousands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo figure out what is going on in the early universe, we really need more information \u2014more detailed observations with Webb, and more galaxies to see where the common features are, which Roman will be able to provide,\u201d said Yijia Li, a graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University and a member of the research team. \u201cIt\u2019s an incredibly exciting time, with Webb revealing the early universe like never before and showing us how much there still is to discover.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The James Webb Space Telescope is the world\u2019s premier space science observatory. Webb is solving mysteries in our solar system, looking beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency).<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Webb, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/webb\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/webb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloads &#038; Related Information<\/h2>\n<p>The following sections contain links to download this article\u2019s images and videos in all available resolutions followed by related information links, media contacts, and if available, research paper and Spanish translation links.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-carbon-05 padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tRelated Images &#038; Videos\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n<div class=\"width-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"24568\" height=\"10240\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=10240&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A wide field of view showing deep space, dotted with many small galaxies and a few foreground stars that display six diffraction spikes. One galaxy is highlighted with a magnified image in a graphic pull-out box in the lower right corner. The galaxy is labeled MoM-z14 and appears as a blurry yellow blob with a small red area at its top.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=10240&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 24568w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=300&#038;h=125&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=768&#038;h=320&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=427&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1536&#038;h=640&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=2048&#038;h=854&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=400&#038;h=167&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=600&#038;h=250&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=900&#038;h=375&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=500&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HEQQQ86HVER8ZEE8QQMCGX.jpg?w=2000&#038;h=834&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 24568px) 100vw, 24568px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-8 desktop:grid-col-10 padding-left-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Image)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/asset\/webb\/cosmos-field-mom-z14-galaxy-nircam-image\/\"  aria-label=\"COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Image)\" class=\"link-external-false\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n                                <circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path>\n                            <\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n<div class=\"width-full\">\n<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"24568\" height=\"12288\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HFMRKY0S7TGES89D9JTPXE.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=12288&#038;%23038;fit=clip&#038;%23038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"James Webb Space Telescope image of many small galaxies, with a graphic pull-out box highlighting one galaxy, a fuzzy yellow blob labeled MoM-z14. Image includes compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HFMRKY0S7TGES89D9JTPXE.jpg?w=24568&#038;h=12288&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 24568w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HFMRKY0S7TGES89D9JTPXE.jpg?w=300&#038;h=150&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01K3HFMRKY0S7TGES89D9JTPXE.jpg?w=768&#038;h=384&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, 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desktop:padding-left-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-36 margin-0\">COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Compass Image)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope shows galaxy MoM-z14 as it appeared in the distant past, only 280 million years after the universe began in the big bang.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 display-flex flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/asset\/webb\/cosmos-field-mom-z14-galaxy-nircam-compass-image\/\"  aria-label=\"COSMOS Field MoM-z14 Galaxy (NIRCam Compass Image)\" class=\"link-external-false\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                            <svg class=\"hds-featured-link-list-button margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\">\n          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tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>James Webb Space Telescope<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Webb is the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. 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