JWST results: a revolutionary view of early galaxies

by Paola Santini (INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma)

Monday 15 Apr 2024, 14:30 → 15:30 Europe/Rome

Aula Magna

The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened an unprecedented discovery space. Its enormous gain in sensitivity (10-1000x) and spatial resolution (3-7x) compared to its predecessors, combined with its infrared wavelength coverage (0.6-28 micron), are leading to revolutionary results.

The first almost 2 yr of observations have been incredibly lively and have led to many unexpected findings. Some of these results are still not completely understood and have the potential to change our understanding of the galaxy evolution paradigm.

I will present the major JWST results in the field of galaxy evolution, focusing in particular on the earliest and most distant galaxies.

JWST_PaolaSantini.pdf