Goa, March 22 -- Astronomers were taken by surprise on Thursday after detecting oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, providing further evidence that stars in the early universe evolved far more quickly than previously believed.

This discovery challenges existing theories, suggesting that galaxies in the early universe were more advanced than initially thought, with heavier elements like oxygen appearing much earlier than expected. This finding continues to reshape our understanding of the cosmos, revealing a faster-than-anticipated development of star formation in the universe's infancy.

The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope last year, is located so far away that its light took 13.4 billio...