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NASA Observatories Find Most Distant Galaxy Candidate


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Most distant galaxy

In this image, astronomers use NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and a cosmic zoom lens to uncover the farthest known galaxy in the universe.

Credit: NASA/ESA/STScI/CLASH

By combining the power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and one of nature's own natural "zoom lenses" in space, astronomers have set a new record for finding the most distant galaxy seen in the universe.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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