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The James Webb telescope spotted the earliest known ‘quenched’ galaxy

The galaxy may have been shut off by an actively feeding black hole

An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope deployed in space.

The James Webb Space Telescope, shown in this artist’s illustration, spotted the most distant known galaxy that suddenly stopped forming stars.

Northrup Grumman

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest known galaxy to abruptly stop forming stars.

The galaxy, called GS-9209, quenched its star formation more than 12.5