James Webb’s Infrared Universe | Astrum

Astrum takes a visual tour of discoveries and images associated with the James Webb Space Telescope, from familiar Solar System targets to distant galaxies. The chapter list lets viewers move between objects or settle in for the full journey through the infrared universe.

Original video: JWST Just Found Something That Shouldn't Exist — Astrum · 25:15 · YouTube upload: 2026-01-30. Video and preview image belong to the original creator.

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The original title uses the phrase “shouldn’t exist”, a common way of flagging a scientific puzzle. An unexpected observation can challenge a particular model or estimate without overturning all of cosmology. Enjoy the imagery, then follow the underlying research when a dramatic claim depends on how an object’s age, distance or mass was inferred.

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