Hubble discovers most distant galaxy ever observed
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Distant galaxy lensed by Cluster MACS J0647 (Image: NASA)
Galaxy Cluster MACS J0647 (Image: NASA)
Lensed object MACS0647-JD3 (Image: NASA)
Galaxy cluster MACS J0647+7015 (Image: NASA)
Compass and scale image of MACS J0647+7015
The Hubble telescope (Image: NASA)
Lensed object MACS0647-JD2 (Image: NASA)
Cluster MACS J0647+7015 and three magnified views of distant galaxy (Image: NASA)
Lensed object MACS0647-JD1 (Image: NASA)
Distant galaxy lensed by Cluster MACS J0647 (Image: NASA)
Article Summary
NASA's Hubble telescope has discovered the most distant object yet seen in the universe. The object, a galaxy called MACS0647-JD, is 13.3 billion light years from Earth and can only be seen with the help of a lens of intergalactic proportions. The light from MACS0647-JD left it only 420 million years after the Big Bang, so it provides a valuable look into the nature of the early universe.
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