A new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a "dead" galaxy, named JADES-GS-z7-01-QU, in the distant universe.
Mandatory Credit:	JADES Collaboration via CNN Newsource

A new image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a "dead" galaxy, named JADES-GS-z7-01-QU, in the distant universe.
Mandatory Credit: JADES Collaboration via CNN Newsource

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Astronomers discover oldest ‘dead’ galaxy in distant universe

Astronomers have spotted the oldest “dead” galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope, and it’s one of the deepest views into the distant universe made with the observatory to date.