Uranus is surrounded by 13 rings and 27 small moons as it rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. Photo: Nasa
Uranus is surrounded by 13 rings and 27 small moons as it rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit. Photo: Nasa
Complex organic molecules similar to smoke or smog in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years from Earth. Photo: Nasa
Complex organic molecules similar to smoke or smog in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years from Earth. Photo: Nasa
A delicate image of dust structures and bright star clusters taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: Nasa
A delicate image of dust structures and bright star clusters taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo: Nasa
Saturn has seven rings with several gaps and divisions between them, as well as 53 known moons. Photo: Nasa
Saturn has seven rings with several gaps and divisions between them, as well as 53 known moons. Photo: Nasa
Star cluster NGC 346, spiral galaxies NGC 1672 and Messier 74, and the Pillars of Creation, towering tendrils of cosmic dust and gas at the heart of the Eagle Nebula. Photo: Nasa
Star cluster NGC 346, spiral galaxies NGC 1672 and Messier 74, and the Pillars of Creation, towering tendrils of cosmic dust and gas at the heart of the Eagle Nebula. Photo: Nasa
An infrared image of Neptune, the only planet in our solar system not visible to the naked eye. Photo: Nasa
An infrared image of Neptune, the only planet in our solar system not visible to the naked eye. Photo: Nasa
Every eight years, the two stars in this image are brought together by their orbits – creating colliding streams of gas that, under the right conditions, form a new ring of dust. Photo: Nasa
Every eight years, the two stars in this image are brought together by their orbits – creating colliding streams of gas that, under the right conditions, form a new ring of dust. Photo: Nasa
A part of the Orion Nebula known as the Orion Bar. Photo: Nasa
A part of the Orion Nebula known as the Orion Bar. Photo: Nasa
A crowded field of galaxies, along with stars crowned with the James Webb Space Telescope's signature six-pointed diffraction spikes. Photo: Nasa
A crowded field of galaxies, along with stars crowned with the James Webb Space Telescope's signature six-pointed diffraction spikes. Photo: Nasa
The NGC 3256 spiral galaxy was formed after a collision of two massive galaxies about 500 million years ago. Photo: Nasa
The NGC 3256 spiral galaxy was formed after a collision of two massive galaxies about 500 million years ago. Photo: Nasa
The Wolf-Rayet 124 star, featured in an image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light. Photo: Nasa
The Wolf-Rayet 124 star, featured in an image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light. Photo: Nasa
An hourglass-shaped cloud of dust and gas is illuminated by light from a protostar. Photo: Nasa
An hourglass-shaped cloud of dust and gas is illuminated by light from a protostar. Photo: Nasa
Two views of the Southern Ring Nebula, which show the planetary nebula as a misshapen oval. Photo: Nasa
Two views of the Southern Ring Nebula, which show the planetary nebula as a misshapen oval. Photo: Nasa
A composite image of the Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in August 2022. AFP
A composite image of the Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in August 2022. AFP
A cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, near the Milky Way. Photo: JWST
A cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, near the Milky Way. Photo: JWST
A colour composite image of the Messier 74 galaxy. Photo: JWST
A colour composite image of the Messier 74 galaxy. Photo: JWST
The gravity of galaxy cluster MACS0647 bends and magnifies light from the more distant MACS0647-JD. Photo: Nasa
The gravity of galaxy cluster MACS0647 bends and magnifies light from the more distant MACS0647-JD. Photo: Nasa
The 'Pillars of Creation' — clouds of hydrogen gas and dust 6,500 light years from Earth — captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, left, and James Webb Space Telescope. AP
The 'Pillars of Creation' — clouds of hydrogen gas and dust 6,500 light years from Earth — captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, left, and James Webb Space Telescope. AP
Dust rings resembling a fingerprint created by a rare type of star and its companion. PA
Dust rings resembling a fingerprint created by a rare type of star and its companion. PA
Images of the asteroid Dimorphos hours after Nasa crashed a spacecraft into it in September 2022. EPA
Images of the asteroid Dimorphos hours after Nasa crashed a spacecraft into it in September 2022. EPA
Neptune and seven of its 14 known moons. AFP
Neptune and seven of its 14 known moons. AFP
Thousands of young stars in a stellar nursery called the Tarantula Nebula. Photo: Nasa
Thousands of young stars in a stellar nursery called the Tarantula Nebula. Photo: Nasa
A image of an exoplanet — a gas giant with no rocky surface. Photo: Nasa, ESA and CSA
A image of an exoplanet — a gas giant with no rocky surface. Photo: Nasa, ESA and CSA
Glass-z13, the oldest galaxy to be detected, was formed about 300 million years after the Big Bang. Photo: JWST
Glass-z13, the oldest galaxy to be detected, was formed about 300 million years after the Big Bang. Photo: JWST
Jupiter and its moon Europa. Photo: Nasa
Jupiter and its moon Europa. Photo: Nasa
Jupiter and its moons Europa, Thebe and Metis. Photo: Nasa
Jupiter and its moons Europa, Thebe and Metis. Photo: Nasa
Another image of Jupiter and some of its 79 moons. Photo: Nasa
Another image of Jupiter and some of its 79 moons. Photo: Nasa
An image of galaxy cluster Smacs 0723 taken by the James Webb telescope. Photo: Nasa
An image of galaxy cluster Smacs 0723 taken by the James Webb telescope. Photo: Nasa
Stephan’s Quintet is an area in space that has five galaxies. Photo: JWST
Stephan’s Quintet is an area in space that has five galaxies. Photo: JWST
The 'Cosmic Cliffs' of the Carina Nebula. Photo: JWST
The 'Cosmic Cliffs' of the Carina Nebula. Photo: JWST
An anniversary image shows the birth of a star in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. Photo: Nasa
An anniversary image shows the birth of a star in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, the closest star-forming region to Earth. Photo: Nasa

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James Webb Space Telescope provides new details of early galaxy

The images are helping to shed new light on a mysterious galaxy first discovered 10 years ago

Sarwat Nasir
Sarwat Nasir

October 27, 2022

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Images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed new details of an early galaxy that formed in the first 400 million years of the universe.

Scientists first discovered galaxy MACS0647-JD through the Hubble Space Telescope, but the more advanced $10 billion Webb telescope has allowed them to see it in greater detail.

Astronomers at the European Space Agency, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Texas at Austin have been studying the galaxy and have found there could possibly be two galaxies in that same area of space.

“I discovered this galaxy MACS0647-JD 10 years ago with the Hubble Space Telescope,” said Dan Coe from the European Space Agency.

“With Hubble, it was just this pale, red dot. We could tell it was really small, just a tiny galaxy in the first 400 million years of the universe.

“Now we look with Webb and we’re able to resolve two objects.

“We’re actively discussing whether these are two galaxies or two clumps of stars within a galaxy. We don’t know, but these are the questions that Webb is designed to help us answer.”

A gif that shows the difference between the galaxy MACS0647-JD image first taken by the Hubble Space Telescope 10 years ago and most recently by the James Webb Telescope. Gif: Nasa
A gif that shows the difference between the galaxy MACS0647-JD image first taken by the Hubble Space Telescope 10 years ago and most recently by the James Webb Telescope. Gif: Nasa

The massive gravity of galaxy cluster MACS0647 acts as a cosmic lens, bending and magnifying light from the more distant MAC0647-JD system.

This helps astronomers see the system more clearly than ever before.

Rebecca Larson from the University of Texas said that studying these galaxies can help them understand how they evolved through time.

“Up to this point, we haven’t really been able to study galaxies in the early universe in great detail,” she said.

“I think my favourite part is, for so many new Webb images we get, if you look in the background, there are all these little dots — and those are all galaxies. Every single one of them.”

The $10 billion Webb telescope was launched into space on Christmas Day last year and began its science operations this summer.

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Since then, it has been beaming back stunning images that are helping scientists better understand the mysteries of the universe.

The first image from the telescope was revealed by US President Joe Biden on July 11. It showed the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it was 4.6 billion years ago.

On July 20, it detected the oldest known galaxy in the universe, called Glass-z13, which was formed about 300 million years after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.

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October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

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March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

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September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

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The Federal National Council is one of five federal authorities established by the UAE constitution. It held its first session on December 2, 1972, a year to the day after Federation.
It has 40 members, eight of whom are women. The members represent the UAE population through each of the emirates. Abu Dhabi and Dubai have eight members each, Sharjah and Ras al Khaimah six, and Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain have four.
They bring Emirati issues to the council for debate and put those concerns to ministers summoned for questioning. 
The FNC’s main functions include passing, amending or rejecting federal draft laws, discussing international treaties and agreements, and offering recommendations on general subjects raised during sessions.
Federal draft laws must first pass through the FNC for recommendations when members can amend the laws to suit the needs of citizens. The draft laws are then forwarded to the Cabinet for consideration and approval. 
Since 2006, half of the members have been elected by UAE citizens to serve four-year terms and the other half are appointed by the Ruler’s Courts of the seven emirates.
In the 2015 elections, 78 of the 252 candidates were women. Women also represented 48 per cent of all voters and 67 per cent of the voters were under the age of 40.
 

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Legislative setbacks for the government have blown a new hole in the budgetary calculations at a time when the deficit is stubbornly large and the economy is struggling to grow. 

She appeared with Keir Starmer on Thursday and the pair embraced, but he had failed to give her his backing as she cried a day earlier.

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