What new discoveries is the James Webb Space Telescope making?

The James Webb Space Telescope is like a super-powered magnifying glass that lets us see really far away and look at things that are very tiny or very old.

Imagine you're looking at a tiny ant on the ground, but instead of just seeing its legs, you can see what it's carrying, maybe a speck of dust! That’s kind of what the James Webb Space Telescope does. It looks at stars and galaxies far, far away, some are so old that they formed soon after the Big Bang.

The telescope is finding new planets, even ones that might have water or clouds. It’s like discovering a new kind of toy in a box you thought was already opened.

It's also seeing dust and gas swirling around baby stars, almost like watching cookies being baked in a giant oven.

Because light takes time to travel, the telescope can see what the universe looked like billions of years ago, it's like looking at a picture from a long time back, sent by a friend who lives very far away.