“Webb [telescope] can also see further back in time [than Hubble] — a mind-bending thought. The light from this galaxy [Stephan’s Quintet] traveled through space for 40 million years before reaching Webb’s mirrors, which means we’re seeing it as it looked 40 million years ago. Webb is showing us the earliest moments in our universe’s history, fossilized in light.” (A Beginner’s Guide to Looking at the Universe by Kate LaRue, The New York Times Magazine, 11/12/23) “Fossilized in Light” — A metaphoric title for a story?
Stephan’s Quintet photographed by the Webb Telescope
