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display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-3 z-400\">\n<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n<div class=\"margin-0\">\n<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">5 Min Read<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tScientists Identify \u2018Astronomy\u2019s Platypus\u2019 with NASA\u2019s Webb Telescope\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"17634\" height=\"8445\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01KCPGT5K0TSVBND1D0DJ4PAAY.png?w=17634&amp;h=8445&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"James Webb Space Telescope image showing a broad area of space with many small galaxies, four of which are highlighted in pull-out boxes. The four highlighted galaxies are very small, appearing as points of light. Black areas of the overall image indicate where the telescope did not collect data \u2013 a vertical section in the center and a square in the lower left corner.\" style=\"object-position: 85% 18%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"eager\"><\/figure>\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>Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified \u201cplatypus\u201d sample were discovered in NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS). One key feature that makes them distinct is their point-like appearance.<\/figcaption><\/div>\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, Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After combing through NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample of galaxies that have a previously unseen combination of features. Principal investigator Haojing Yan compares the discovery to an infamous oddball in another branch of science: biology\u2019s taxonomy-defying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au\/plants-and-animals\/platypus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">platypus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems that we\u2019ve identified a population of galaxies that we can\u2019t categorize, they are so odd. On the one hand they are extremely tiny and compact, like a point source, yet we do not see the characteristics of a quasar, an active supermassive black hole, which is what most distant point sources are,\u201d said Yan.<\/p>\n<p>The research was presented in a press conference at the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Phoenix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image A: Galaxies in CEERS Field (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-01KCPGT5K0TSVBND1D0DJ4PAAY.png?w=17634&amp;h=8445&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"17634\" height=\"8445\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01KCPGT5K0TSVBND1D0DJ4PAAY.png?w=17634&amp;h=8445&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"James Webb Space Telescope image showing a broad area of space with many small galaxies, four of which are highlighted in pull-out boxes. The four highlighted galaxies are very small, appearing as points of light. Black areas of the overall image indicate where the telescope did not collect data u2013 a vertical section in the center and a square in the lower left corner.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified \u201cplatypus\u201d sample were discovered in NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey (CEERS). One key feature that makes them distinct is their point-like appearance, even to a telescope that can capture as much detail as Webb.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI looked at these characteristics and thought, this is like looking at a platypus. You think that these things should not exist together, but there it is right in front of you, and it\u2019s undeniable,\u201d Yan said.<\/p>\n<p>The team whittled down a sample of 2,000 sources across several Webb surveys to identify nine point-like sources that existed 12 to 12.6 billion years ago (compared to the universe\u2019s age of 13.8 billion years). <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/science-overview\/science-explainers\/spectroscopy-101-introduction\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectral data<\/a> gives astronomers more information than they can get from an image alone, and for these nine sources it doesn\u2019t fit existing definitions. They are too far away to be stars in our own galaxy, and too faint to be quasars, which are so brilliant that they outshine their host galaxies. Though the spectra resemble the less distant <a href=\"https:\/\/ui.adsabs.harvard.edu\/abs\/2009MNRAS.399.1191C\/abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cgreen pea\u201d galaxies<\/a> discovered in 2009, the galaxies in this sample are much more compact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike spectra, the detailed genetic code of a platypus provides additional information that shows just how unusual the animal is, sharing genetic features with birds, reptiles, and mammals,\u201d said Yan. \u201cTogether, Webb\u2019s imaging and spectra are telling us that these galaxies have an unexpected combination of features.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yan explained that for typical quasars, the peaks in their characteristic spectral emission lines look like hills, with a broad base, indicating the high velocity of gas swirling around their supermassive black hole. Instead, the peaks for the \u201cplatypus population\u201d are narrow and sharp, indicating slower gas movement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While there are narrow-line galaxies that host active supermassive black holes, they do not have the point-like feature of the sample Yan\u2019s team has identified.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Image B: Galaxy CEERS 4233-42232: Comparison With Quasar Spectrum<\/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-01KCM119GXDD401PMX6P3X8ESV.jpg?w=3840&amp;h=2160&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01KCM119GXDD401PMX6P3X8ESV.jpg?w=3840&amp;h=2160&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Infographic titled Galaxy CEERS 4233-42232, comparison with quasar spectrum.  Text at top right reads NIRSpec, Multi-Object Spectroscopy. Vertical Y axis of graph is labeled Brightness, more with an arrow pointing up and less with an arrow pointing down. Horizontal X axis is labeled Velocity of Gas (miles\/second) in increments of one thousand starting with negative 4,000 on the left to 4,000 on the right. The spectrum of the galaxy is shown with a white line that peaks sharply at zero. The spectrum of the quasar example is shown with a dashed blue line that also peaks at zero, but with less brightness and a broader base that begins to increase in brightness at negative 1,000 miles per second the  and declines to at about 1,500 miles per second.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This graphic illustrates the pronounced narrow peak of the spectra that caught researchers\u2019 attention in a small sample of galaxies, represented here by galaxy CEERS 4233-42232. Typically, distant point-like light sources are quasars, but quasar spectra have a much broader shape.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Has Yan\u2019s team discovered a missing link in the cosmos? Once the team determined that the objects didn\u2019t fit the definition of a quasar, graduate student researcher Bangzheng Sun analyzed the data to see if there were signatures of star-forming galaxies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the low-resolution spectra we have, we can\u2019t rule out the possibility that these nine objects are star-forming galaxies. That data fits,\u201d said Sun. \u201cThe strange thing in that case is that the galaxies are so tiny and compact, even though Webb has the resolving power to show us a lot of detail at this distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One proposal the team suggests is that Webb, as promised, is revealing earlier stages of galaxy formation and evolution than we have ever been able to see before. It is generally accepted across the astronomy community that large, massive galaxies like our own Milky Way grew by many smaller galaxies merging together. But, Yan asks, what comes before small galaxies?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this new research is presenting us with the question, how does the process of galaxy formation first begin? Can such small, building-block galaxies be formed in a quiet way, before chaotic mergers begin, as their point-like appearance suggests?\u201d Yan said.<\/p>\n<p>To begin answering that question, as well as to determine more about the nature of their odd platypuses, the team says they need a much larger sample than nine to analyze, and with higher-resolution spectra.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cast a wide net, and we found a few examples of something incredible. These nine objects weren\u2019t the focus; they were just in the background of broad Webb surveys,\u201d said Yan. \u201cNow it\u2019s time to think about the implications of that, and how we can use Webb\u2019s capabilities to learn more.\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 &amp; 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 &amp; Videos\t\t\t<\/h2>\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"17634\" height=\"8445\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01KCPGT5K0TSVBND1D0DJ4PAAY.png?w=17634&amp;h=8445&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"James Webb Space Telescope image showing a broad area of space with many small galaxies, four of which are highlighted in pull-out boxes. The four highlighted galaxies are very small, appearing as points of light. Black areas of the overall image indicate where the telescope did not collect data - a vertical section in the center and a square in the lower left corner.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\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\">Galaxies in CEERS Field (NIRCam image)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">Four of the nine galaxies in the newly identified \u201cplatypus\u201d sample were discovered in NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope\u2019s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science Survey\u201d (CEERS). One key feature that makes them distinct is their point-like appearance.<\/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\/galaxies-in-ceers-field-nircam-image\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Galaxies in CEERS Field (NIRCam image)\" class=\"link-external-false\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/01\/STScI-01KCM119GXDD401PMX6P3X8ESV.jpg?w=3840&amp;h=2160&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Infographic titled Galaxy CEERS 4233-42232, comparison with quasar spectrum.  Text at top right reads NIRSpec, Multi-Object Spectroscopy. Vertical Y axis of graph is labeled Brightness, more with an arrow pointing up and less with an arrow pointing down. Horizontal X axis is labeled Velocity of Gas (miles\/second) in increments of one thousand starting with negative 4,000 on the left to 4,000 on the right. The spectrum of the galaxy is shown with a white line that peaks sharply at zero. The spectrum of the quasar example is shown with a dashed blue line that also peaks at zero, but with less brightness and a broader base that begins to increase in brightness at negative 1,000 miles per second the  and declines to at about 1,500 miles per second.\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\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\">Galaxy CEERS 4233-42232: Comparison With Quasar Spectrum<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 color-carbon-black-important\">This graphic illustrates the pronounced narrow peak of the spectra that caught researchers\u2019 attention in a small sample of galaxies, represented here by galaxy CEERS 4233-42232. Typically, distant point-like light sources are quasars, but quasar spectra have a much broader shape.<\/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\/galaxy-ceers-4233-42232-comparison-with-quasar-spectrum\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"Galaxy CEERS 4233-42232: Comparison With Quasar Spectrum\" class=\"link-external-false\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/science-overview\/science-explainers\/webb-science-galaxies-through-time\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Webb Science: Galaxies Through Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explore more:<\/strong> ViewSpace <a href=\"https:\/\/viewspace.org\/interactives\/unveiling_invisible_universe\/seeing_farther\/hubble_ultra_deep_field\" 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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><\/p>\n<\/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. It studies every phase in the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"1032\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/jwst_artist_concept_0.png?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/galaxies\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 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<p 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>Galaxies<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/spiral-galaxy-jpg.webp?w=1200\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/focus-areas\/what-are-galaxies\/stories\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 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<p 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>Galaxies Stories<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1423\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hubble-abells0740-opo0708a-jpg.webp?w=1280\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 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<p 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>Universe<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1514\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ngc5068-1-flat-final.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Webb Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Scientists Identify\u2026 Webb News Latest News Latest Images Webb\u2019s Blog Awards X (offsite \u2013 login reqd) Instagram (offsite \u2013 login reqd) Facebook (offsite- login reqd) Youtube (offsite) Overview About Who is James Webb? 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