The newfound galaxy appears to be in the midst of a star-birth sprint, and its reservoirs of gas and dust are being pummeled with countless photons of light. It is this light the JWST has managed to see.

Neat!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Photons if light? What other kinds of photons exist?

[–] bbuez 6 points 4 months ago

If you'd like a real answer, because of particle-wave duality, all electro magnetic emmission can be quantized as photons, including radio waves. Now is it redunant to say photons of light instead of just light? Yes

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