The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the oldest and one of the most distant individual globular clusters to date. These clusters, named Sparkles, were found around a gravitationally lensed galaxy at a redshift of 1.378. The host galaxy, named Sparkler, lies near the center of the Webb First Deep Field image.

But what's so special about these globular clusters? Why are they referred to as some of the most mysterious objects in the universe? Finally, and most importantly, how will this discovery help us better understand the era of the cosmic dawn?

The 28th episode of the Sunday Discovery Series answers all these questions in detail.

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Created By: Rishabh Nakra
Narrated By: Jeffrey Smith

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