JWST has revealed the most distant galaxies known, but photometric estimates of their redshifts are likely to be overly generous, owing to a statistical effect identified by Sir Arthur Eddington.
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Serjeant, S., Bakx, T.J.L.C. Objects in JWST’s mirrors are closer than they appear. Nat Astron 7, 1143–1144 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-02093-8
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