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Ep. 684: Too Big, Too Soon: Massive Early Galaxies Defy Expectations

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The J.D.O.S.T. Galaxies Are Too Big

The latest twist and turn is that some researchers think those galaxies might be three to ten times more massive than originally believed. The most data is basically through a carnival mirror, which is what's partially making this so difficult. "It's like this renaissance of discovery with, you know, like because J.D.O.S.T. used just this fire hose of data," he says.

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