Friday, November 16, 2012

Hubble, Spitzer Find Most Distant Galaxy Yet Seen


Hubble, Spitzer Find Most Distant Galaxy Yet Seen

astronomers have set a new record for finding the most distant galaxy seen in the universe. Credit: NASA

By combining the power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and one of nature's own natural "zoom lenses" in space, astronomers have set a new record for finding the most distant galaxy seen in the universe.

The farthest galaxy appears as a diminutive blob that is only a tiny fraction of the size of our Milky Way galaxy. But it offers a peek back into a time when the universe was 3 percent of its present age of 13.7 billion years.

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