In a far away distant galaxy……….

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Posted by upbeat | Posted in International Education | Posted on December 31, 2010


Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have measured the distance to the most remote galaxy so far, UDFy-38135539, existing (we are told) when the Universe was only about 600 million years old. At this early time, it is thought that much of the Universe was was filled with a hydrogen fog that absorbed the fierce ultraviolet light from young galaxies. Astronomers believe they have spotted the oldest galaxy ever seen. Their report confirms that the distant smudge first spotted by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope is the farthest and thus oldest object ever imaged.

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