102: Breaking The Universe

"These six galaxies break cosmology!" scream the headlines. Yeah, nah — yeah, astronomers have found some galaxies in the JWST data that are crazy old, and yet seem to be just way too big. But nah: this doesn't mean cosmology is broken. As usual, the scientists ignore the click-baity headlines, roll their eyes and get on with figuring it all out. Plus, what time is it on the Moon? Not a simple question.Syzygy Merch! Get it at the store.Help us make Syzygy even better! Tell your friends and give us a review, or show your support on Patreon: patreon.com/syzygypodSyzygy is produced by Chris Stewart and co-hosted by Dr Emily Brunsden from the Department of Physics at the University of York.On the web: syzygy.fm | Twitter: @syzygypodThings we talk about in this episode:·      What time is it on the Moon?·      Universe-breaking galaxies (Nature paper)·      Guardian article about the research·      JWST, our second favourite space telescope·      Redshift, distance and time·      Lyman Break Galaxies·      The Hubble OG, Ultra and eXtreme Deep Fields·      JWST: Hold-My-Beer Deep Field