<ul><li>Astronomers have discovered and studied a young Milky Way-like galaxy called 'Firefly Sparkle' using detailed images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).</li><li>Firefly Sparkle was spotted using gravitational lensing, a phenomenon predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.</li><li>The galaxy, which dates back to 600 million years after the Big Bang, resembles the early stages of the Milky Way and could provide insights into galactic evolution.</li><li>The researchers identified multiple star clusters within Firefly Sparkle, each in a different phase of formation or evolution.</li></ul>

James Webb telescope spies stunning 'Firefly Sparkle' galaxy — a baby clone of the Milky Way being 'assembled brick by brick' in the early universe

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