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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on October 21, 2010, 19:37

Title: Hubble finds most distant galaxy ever
Post by: Clive on October 21, 2010, 19:37

Its light has been travelling for nearly 6000 years. 

LINK (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/10/20/record-breaking-galaxy-found-at-the-edge-of-the-universe/)

Title: Re: Hubble finds most distant galaxy ever
Post by: daveeb on October 21, 2010, 21:07

Wow !!!. Although as i'm feeling in smart ar$e mode I suspect its light has been travelling even longer than 6000 years, maybe around 13.1 billion  :)x

Title: Re: Hubble finds most distant galaxy ever
Post by: Clive on October 21, 2010, 22:15

How can that possibly be Dave?   Everyone knows that the Universe was created at nightfall preceding Sunday, October 23, 4004 BC.   :dunno:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussher_chronology

Title: Re: Hubble finds most distant galaxy ever
Post by: GillE on October 21, 2010, 22:21

Anyone who's visited the Tate Modern knows that there's no such thing as 'intelligent design'.

Title: Re: Hubble finds most distant galaxy ever
Post by: sam on October 22, 2010, 04:08

not sure I believe those observations, well I believe its at that distance but really formed galaxy -ha!