Prior to JWST, our best observations plus our leading theories had combined to create a “consensus” picture of the Universe, showing us the broad strokes of how our cosmos grew up and gave rise to us. Since July of 2022, however, when JWST’s science operations began, we’ve learned an incredible amount of new information about the Universe, from star and planet formation to the earliest galaxies. This hasn’t led to a revolution in terms of how we conceive of the Universe, as some had hoped, but it has led to a number of important revisions in our consensus picture. Here’s what has and hasn’t changed.