Astronomers Set a New Galaxy Distance Record
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 - 07:50
in Astronomy & Space
In a synergy between the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, and the giant W. M. Keck Observatory, astronomers have set a new distance record to the farthest redshift-confirmed galaxy. It is so far away the light we receive left the galaxy over 13 billion years ago, and it is just arriving now. The new observations underline the very exciting discoveries that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will enable when it is launched in 2018.