James Webb found complex organic chemicals in a galaxy from the universe's teenage years
The James Webb Space Telescope detected smoke-like organic molecules in a galaxy over 12 billion light-years away, revealing that complex chemistry existed when the universe was only ten percent of its current age.
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to identify polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a galaxy known as SPT0418-47. These complex organic molecules, which resemble soot or smoke on Earth, were found in a system dating back to when the universe was just 1.5 billion years old.
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