Magic and mystery: the incredible never-before-seen images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope

Once upon a time, in galaxies far, far away, a magical world existed unseen by the human eye – until something remarkable happened that’s blown the minds of even the top scientists in the business.

Thanks to a mega-powerful telescope, earthlings have been given a front-row seat to the history of the universe, with dazzling and unprecedented views of what the very first cluster of stars formed more than 13,5 billion years ago looked like.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) recently released five breathtaking images of a cluster of galaxies taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).