All this means is that our theories of early galaxy formation may be wrong. They were expecting to see swarms of smaller galaxies that merge and evolve into bigger ones over time, but this makes it look like they began fully formed.
“our theories of early galaxy formation may be wrong”
That means the Big Bang is total garbage—which many of us have suspected for a long time.
That means the age of the universe is completely unknown—all previous estimates can be tossed in the trash.
“All this means is that our theories of early galaxy formation may be wrong.”
I learned the truth when I was five, in Sunday School.
No. We are right. It's the galaxies that are wrong! They are impossibly impossible and need to just stop.