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VLT Smashes Record of Farthest Known Galaxy

Posted by Hemos on from the smashing-the-records dept.

rduke15 writes "From this press release of the European Southern Observatory : 'Named Abell 1835 IR1916, the newly discovered galaxy [...] is located about 13,230 million light-years away. It is therefore seen at a time when the Universe was merely 470 million years young[...].' More details and pictures here."

4 of 39 comments (clear)

  1. Re:thousand million? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Are you kidding?

  2. Re:thousand million? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So, in Europe, Bill Gates would only be a Milliard-aire?

  3. It give new meaning to... by SirTreveyan · · Score: 5, Funny

    a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...

    I know...but someone had to do it...

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  4. Ob Simpsons Quote by TimeZone · · Score: 2, Funny
    It is a hard idea to grasp along with such questions as what is the shape of the universe.

    Your theory of a donut shaped universe is intriguing. I may have to steal it.
    TZ