In light of everyone losing their minds over the great high resolution JWST images, what’s the functional application of this new information? Considering that we are so far away from even the closest star that interstellar travel is extremely unlikely, how does this new information help us?

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Let me state for the record that **I am not trolling**, and I am blown away by the imagery as much as the next person.
But what can we do with this new information? Where does it take us? How does it help us?

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Understanding how the universe works, was formed, currently operates deepens our baseline understanding of the very foundations of physics. The impact and application of which is far reaching into literally almost every aspect of our lives. It’s not just some expensive novelty and there is a lot more value in exploring and understanding the universe than just potential space travel applications.