New Knowledge Does Not Usually Fall into Our Lap
<p>Consider another example. Upon my arrival to Harvard University thirty years ago, I started my research on the <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691144917/the-first-galaxies-in-the-universe" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">first galaxies in the Universe</a> with redshifts larger than 10. At that time, most of my colleagues said that this research was a waste of time because “we all know that galaxies do not exist beyond a redshift of 2.” Hence my question once again:</p>
<p><em>In 1990, would Elon be justified in arguing that he did not notice signs of galaxies born in the first half of cosmic history, and hence they do not exist?</em></p>
<p>The discovery of galaxies with redshifts above 10 in 2022 required the <a href="https://webb.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Webb Telescope</a> to probe deep into space with unprecedented infrared sensitivity at a cost of ten billion dollars.</p>
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