Hubble Space Telescope Snaps Oldest Galaxy

Pretty incredible to think that light from this galaxy began it's journey to earth 420 million years after the big bang had created the universe.

The Hubble Space Telescope has recorded what is believed to be the most distant object ever observed - a fuzzy cluster of stars 13.3 billion light years away.

It is the second time this year that the record for the most distant object has been broken.

Full story here news.sky.com...

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Give them two months they'll find something older, S+F.

Originally posted by DeadSnow
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Give them two months they'll find something older, S+F.

No doubt they will mate, this finding new galaxies and planets business is definitely an exciting adventure. Next up, intelligent alien life