8 stunning James Webb Space Telescope discoveries made in 2023

[{"selector":"#anim-a1669bb5-83a9-4153-ad7f-2ce7b1526acb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(45.91164424440565%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Here are the JWST's wildest discoveries of 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-2860c240-ae30-4a60-9295-6e7c8dbdc010 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-38.564427924486246%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Finding the oldest black hole in the universe — twice

[{"selector":"#anim-5eb33a38-48b5-4b91-9b9a-0624e0120768 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-57.79899109839278%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Spotting dozens of rogue objects floating through space in pairs

[{"selector":"#anim-dacba52c-198c-4728-992a-8b6129458a39 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0.8149779415156971%, 20.833333333333336%) scale(1.4166666666666667)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Spying potential signs of alien life on a distant watery world

[{"selector":"#anim-c0416e96-e772-4be5-b31a-6e2bd677618d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(77.20336900229593%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"forwards"}] Finding the oldest strand in the 'cosmic web' ever seen

[{"selector":"#anim-f7f122ac-23e0-4016-8d81-5aee0812bfac [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-37.052592319555266%, 0, 0) translate(6.140350877192985%, -0.3916037608595324%) scale(0.8771929824561403)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Snapping an eerily perfect 'Einstein ring', the most distant gravitationally lensed object ever seen

[{"selector":"#anim-d0e9659d-cedb-43b8-a148-6ad3dbe6d7ed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-43.74999965867719%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Zooming in on a gory 'preview' of the sun's distant future

[{"selector":"#anim-31271a1b-ac0d-439f-954b-1b5dad3afcd3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-54.46498316666475%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Casting doubt on the standard model of cosmology

[{"selector":"#anim-49126294-ae79-4584-9f54-0c2310801d56 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.33593741040275%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Spotting six 'impossible' galaxies at the dawn of time