<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Galaxies started as thick discs before forming the thin discs we see now.</li><li>Using JWST, scientists observed galaxies more than 10 billion years old.</li><li>Thick discs serve as the foundation before thin discs give galaxies their shape.</li><li>Scientists debate theories on disc formation, including 'born hot' and 'progressive thickening.'</li><li>JWST findings reveal the intricate formation process of galaxies over billions of years.</li></ul>

JWST discovery helps answer how galaxies, like our own Milky Way, were born

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