Monday, February 18, 2008

Hubble Finds Strong Contender For Galaxy Distance Record

ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2008) — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, with a boost from a natural “zoom lens”, has found the strongest evidence so far for a galaxy with a redshift significantly above 7. It is likely to be one of the youngest and brightest galaxies ever seen right after the cosmic “dark ages”, just 700 million years after the beginning of our Universe (redshift ~7.6).

To read more:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080212095443.htm

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