Faintest Galaxy in the Universe Discovered

In a paper published in the June 1 issue of the esteemed Astrophysical Journal Letters, astronomers detail the discovery of an extremely dim, faraway galaxy called LAEJ095950.99+021219.1. Light emitted by the object took around 13 billion years to reach Earth. Experts currently estimate tha... [ read more >> ]

This is one of the most distant and dim galaxies ever discovered. It formed just 800 million years after the Big Bang

Image comment: This is one of the most distant and dim galaxies ever discovered. It formed just 800 million years after the Big Bang
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This is one of the most distant and dim galaxies ever discovered. It formed just 800 million years after the Big Bang
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