A new, distant galaxy
The most distant galaxy found to date lies more than 12 billion light-years from Earth, based on the extreme shift of its light to red wavelengths.
References:
Cowie, L.L. 1998. After the Dark Ages: When galaxies were young (the universe at 2<z<5). The 9th Annual Astrophysics Conference. October. College Park, Md.
Further Readings:
Cowen, R. 1998. Searching for first light. Science News 153(May 2):280.
Sources:
Lennox L. Cowie
University of Hawaii
2680 Woodlawn Drive
Honolulu, HI 96822Richard G. McMahon
University of Cambridge
Institute of Astronomy
Madingley Road
Cambridge CB3 0HA
England
From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 19, November 7, 1998, p.
296.
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