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Astronomers discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. This changes what we thought about how fast galaxies formed.

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Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. This record-breaking detection is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed in the early Universe.

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The latest discovery marks the furthest detection of oxygen ever made and defies what we thought about how galaxies formed in the early universe.