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

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

via [Phys.org (Space News section)](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-jwst-tracks-magnified-stellar-events.html)

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.

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Updated: 2026-11-08T23:00:18.022Z