There is a crisis with the standard model of cosmology at its outer limits. Why are developed galaxies rich in elements, as observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), existing only 300 million years from the beginning of the 13.8-billion-year-old universe? A potential solution is proposed, invoking Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity and time dilation. A potential solution is proposed, invoking Albert Einstein's 1905 theory of special relativity and time dilation. Are observations near the cosmic microwave background limit a time dilation barrier where time slows and stops? Special relativity says that time will run slower for a moving body approaching the speed of light relative to time measured by an observer. If the body is moving at the speed of light, time will appear to stop to the observer. It also says that bodies, by length contraction, appear smaller from the observer's perspective. The solution to the crisis is that the JWST galaxies are on the Hubble Sphere, accelerating away at or near the speed of light relative to Earth observations. Due to special relativity, we observe time dilation: a barrier where time stops, and previous history cannot be discerned. This barrier suggests that the universe can be much older, and we may never know how old it is because of this barrier. By time dilation and length contraction, the universe may be older and larger than thought, making the standard ΛCDM model of cosmology in need of review.