James Webb Space Telescope makes 1st detection of diamond-like carbon dust in the universe's earliest stars

An illustration shows carbon PAH molecules surrounding early galaxies seen bt the JWST

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the earliest-known carbon dust in a galaxy ever. 

Using the powerful space telescope, a team of astronomers spotted signs of the element that forms the backbone of all life in ten different galaxies that existed as early as 1 billion years after the Big Bang.