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Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

  • Written by Adi Foord, Assistant Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
imageThousands of galaxies, each containing billions of stars, are in this 2022 photo taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.NASA/ESA/CSA/STScIimage

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