Hubble finds furthest galaxies yet

ClueLis

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The new image, called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), includes objects that until now have been too faint to be seen and includes ancient galaxies that emerged just 700,000 million years after the Big Bang from what astronomers call the "Dark Ages" of the universe.

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I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.
 

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Originally posted by: ClueLis
The new image, called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), includes objects that until now have been too faint to be seen and includes ancient galaxies that emerged just 700,000 million years after the Big Bang from what astronomers call the "Dark Ages" of the universe.

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I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.

yeah i read that and figured space.com needs to hire better editors
 

Trevelyan

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Originally posted by: ClueLis
The new image, called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), includes objects that until now have been too faint to be seen and includes ancient galaxies that emerged just 700,000 million years after the Big Bang from what astronomers call the "Dark Ages" of the universe.

:Q

I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.

I don't know if it is, actually, since later in the same article they referr to a galaxy that appeared 300,000 million years after the Big Bang.
 

Atlantean

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Originally posted by: Trevelyan
Originally posted by: ClueLis
The new image, called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), includes objects that until now have been too faint to be seen and includes ancient galaxies that emerged just 700,000 million years after the Big Bang from what astronomers call the "Dark Ages" of the universe.

:Q

I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.

I don't know if it is, actually, since later in the same article they referr to a galaxy that appeared 300,000 million years after the Big Bang.

Lol I didn't even read that far before I emailed them... I sent them a message notifying them that 700,000 million years is 700 billion years, and the universe is nowhere near that old yet.
 

chrisms

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Makes you wonder if they could make a telescope to see that extra 700,000 million light years...
 

fredtam

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Originally posted by: ClueLis
The new image, called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), includes objects that until now have been too faint to be seen and includes ancient galaxies that emerged just 700,000 million years after the Big Bang from what astronomers call the "Dark Ages" of the universe.

:Q

I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.

I see it now. I just read it as 700 million years.
 

Aharami

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wow interesting article. thanks for the link elfenix

outer space always fascinates me. dangit! when will we invent viable space travel methods!!
 

Aves

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Originally posted by: fredtam
Originally posted by: ClueLis
I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.

Why?

Originally posted by: Atlantean
I sent them a message notifying them that 700,000 million years is 700 billion years, and the universe is nowhere near that old yet.
 

Red

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Originally posted by: fredtam
Originally posted by: ClueLis
The new image, called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), includes objects that until now have been too faint to be seen and includes ancient galaxies that emerged just 700,000 million years after the Big Bang from what astronomers call the "Dark Ages" of the universe.

:Q

I'm gonna take a guess and say that was a typo.

Why?

Because they changed it =)