This new map is called “Cosmos-Web area”. Last month, a striking visual of this region was published, but it was just a preliminary screening.
Now, full interactive map has been shared with all data.
According to Sciencealert; The map is largely behind the 10,000 galaxies in the famous Hubble Ultra Deep Field. This new map, which contains approximately 800,000 galaxies, can open the door of a new era for discoveries to the deepest corners of the universe.
“Our aim was to create a deep space map that went beyond a physical scale,” said Caitlin Casey, a physicist from Santa Barbara at the University of California, the co -leader of the project.
“If you were going to press the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image on a standard paper, our image would be like a gigantic wall picture of 4 meters,” he said.
Look at Cosmic Dawn with Jwst
The JWST was designed to trace the first stars and galaxies formed about 13.8 billion years after the Great Bang.
As the universe expands, the light from remote galaxies shifts to red, which makes the observations difficult. However, JWST’s high -resolution and infrared capabilities can detect this weak light.
The Cosmos-Web image covers an area of about 7.5 full moon in the sky and offers data dating back to 13.5 billion years ago. This reveals the period when the primitive cosmic fog that covers the early universe began to disintegrate.
Researchers are examining not only early galaxies, but also the cosmic ecosystem in the dark matter network that surrounds the entire universe.
“After the Great Explosion, the stars to form and the galaxies should be shaped. But with JWST, we see about 10 times more galaxy than we expect at these long distances,” Casey said.
Moreover, super -mass black holes that cannot be visible with Hubble are also detected.
Scientists say that the formation of so many developed galaxy in such a short time contradicts the current galaxy theories and has a great scientific question mark that must be solved.
Science is open to everyone
The project also aims to democratize scientific data and make it open to everyone’s access.
“Best science, everyone looks at the same data set from different angles. This is not just a secret that a particular group should solve,” Casey said.
Scientific articles on the project were sent to Astrophysical Journal and Astronomy & Astrophysics magazines. In addition, on the Cosmos-Web interactive website, users can discover this data and take a virtual journey towards the beginning of the universe.
