This galaxy is a mind-bending 13.5 billion light-years away - Digital Trends

An international team of astronomers has identified the most distant astronomical object ever observed: A galaxy 13.5 billion light-years away,

The universe is a bit less than 14 billion years old, and because light takes time to travel, looking far enough away is like looking back in time to the start of the universe. Recently, an internati… [+2478 chars]

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