James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology

James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology | Ancient language found on 2,100-year-old bronze hand may be related to Basque | 'This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lake Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 21, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology]( (JWST NIRCAM) [James Webb telescope finds ancient galaxy larger than our Milky Way, and it's threatening to upend cosmology]( Astronomers believe the first galaxies formed around giant halos of dark matter. But a newly discovered galaxy dating to roughly 13 billion years ago mysteriously appeared long before that process should have occurred. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Ancient language found on 2,100-year-old bronze hand may be related to Basque]( (Aiestaran et al.; Antiquity Publications Ltd) [Ancient language found on 2,100-year-old bronze hand may be related to Basque]( Researchers think the inscription is written in a Vasconic language spoken in northeastern Spain before the arrival of the Romans. [Read More]( [] Planet Earth [] ['This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lake]( (NASA Earth Observatory/Landsat/Wanmei Liang) ['This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lake]( A temporary lake at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park has persisted for more than six months, which is far longer than it has lasted before. And experts say that it could stick around for quite a while yet. [Read More]( [] Space [] [NASA grabbed a whopping 120 grams of rubble from asteroid Bennu, and it may contain the seeds of life]( (NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold) [NASA grabbed a whopping 120 grams of rubble from asteroid Bennu, and it may contain the seeds of life]( NASA's final tally shows that OSIRIS-REx collected roughly 4 ounces (120 grams) of material from asteroid Bennu. The sample collected from the "potentially hazardous" asteroid is thought to contain some of the earliest precursors for life. [Read More]( [] Health [] [FDA approves 1st-of-its-kind treatment for severe food allergies]( (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) [FDA approves 1st-of-its-kind treatment for severe food allergies]( The FDA has approved the first drug that can reduce the severity of multiple food allergies at once. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] After a recent successful clinical trial, the FDA approved the 1st drug to treat what condition? (Find out the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Frostbite]( [Vote]( [Heatstroke]( [Vote]( [Decompression illness]( [Vote]( [COPD](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036