How galaxies form: Theories, variants and growth

NASA's James Webb telescope captures groundbreaking images of distant galaxies

Dusty Dark Galaxies in the Early Universe Revealed in Various Wavelengths

In 1995, NASA astronomer Bob Williams wanted to point the Hubble telescope at the darkest part of the sky for 100 hours. Critics said it was a waste of valuable time, and he'd have to resign if it came up blank. Instead it revealed over 3,000 galaxies, in an area 1/30th as wide as a full moon.