Scientists reveal huge universe map

May 4, 2026

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Scientists have unveiled the largest ever map of the Universe, using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope, which launched on Christmas Day in 2021, has helped experts study galaxies, stars and planets. The new map shows nearly 800,000 galaxies across 13.5 billion years of space history.

The map was created by the Cosmic Evolution Survey collaboration, known as COSMOS. Scientists used 255 hours of information collected by the telescope to build it. The map covers a part of the sky about three times the size of the Moon.

The James Webb Space Telescope can see very faint light from objects that are extremely far away. This means it can spot galaxies that are billions of years old. Some galaxies and stars included in the map are 13.5 billion years old.

The data had existed for some time, but experts needed a supercomputer to help understand it. Over two years, international scientists worked together to turn the information into an interactive map. The map will help researchers learn more about how the Universe has changed since its beginning.

Article written by Milli Banbury

This article was written using AI as an assistive tool for research and writing.

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Janie wrote an account of a science project that she did at her primary school. Read her first draft. It contains some errors.

The Experiment

We had a library lesson at school. I read about a great experiment. It was for my science project. I decided to copy it. Before I could carry out the experiment, I had to collect a glass bottle, a hard-boiled egg, and some match’s. When it was time to present my project I told the class that I would make the egg go into the bottle. I asked my teacher to light the match and drop it in the bottle for me. Next, I put the peeled egg on top of the bottle opening. When the match had used up all the oxygen inside the bottle. The egg was sucked right in. I was so relieved that the experiment had worked. All my classmates were really impressed. My teacher said, “well done Janie!”