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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration of a highly redshifted galaxy as it may appear if the JWST could zoom in on it.

The spiral galaxy NGC 3596 is on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week, which incorporates six different wavelengths of light. ESA/Hubble & NASA, D. Thilker You might ...