November 8, 2026

JWST tracks more than 100 magnified stellar events in the Dragon galaxy

Read the source: Phys.org (Space News section) (opens in new tab)

Astronomers using JWST found 104 magnified stellar events in the Dragon galaxy. The galaxy is located around 6.5 billion light-years away and these events can reveal luminous stars and possibly dark matter. This discovery more than doubles the previous record of 44 detections in the same galaxy.

Topics: satellites and astronomy