Hubble Spies Stars That Existed When The Universe Was Only 700 Million Years Old
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 11:35
in Astronomy & Space
By using the gravitational magnification from six massive lensing galaxy clusters, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided scientists with the largest sample of very distant galaxies seen to date. Some of the newly found magnified objects are dimmer than the faintest ones seen in the legendary Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which is usually considered the deepest image of the Universe. Read More...
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