NASA, ESA, J. Richard (CRAL) and J.-P. Kneib (LAM). Acknowledgement: Marc Postman (STScI)

Astronomers have uncovered one of the youngest galaxies in the distant universe, with stars that formed 13.5 billion years ago, a mere 200 million years after the Big Bang. The finding addresses questions about when the first galaxies arose, and how the early universe evolved.

Hubble discovers surprisingly young galaxy

A distant galaxy with stars that began forming just 200 million years after the big bang has been discovered. Read the full explanation on Cosmic Log.

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if seeing a galaxy that formed 200,000,000 years after the "big bang" impresses you, knowing how little time it actually took my God to form them will rock your world. i have given the "big bang" a try and studied, now you give God a try and look into what i'm saying.

God bless!!!

    Reply#1 - Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:02 PM EDT

    I am very tired, so maybe I didn't read the article as thoroughly as I could have, but shouldn't the title be "Hubble discovers surprising old galaxy" instead?

      Reply#2 - Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:20 PM EDT

      Shouldn't the title be "Hubble discovers surprising old galaxy" instead?

        Reply#3 - Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:24 PM EDT

        Oops, sorry for repeating myself. I'm all done now, I promise. =P

          Reply#4 - Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:33 PM EDT
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