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The most distant galaxy ever measured

A European team of astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has measured the distance to the most remote galaxy so far. By carefully analysing the very faint glow of the galaxy they have found that they are seeing it when the Universe was only about 600 million years old (a redshift of 8.6). These are the first confirmed observations of a galaxy whose light is clearing the opaque hydrogen fog that filled the cosmos at this early time.

English
  • Originally Aired October 20, 2010
  • Runtime 80 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-Y
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Name Type Role
Richard Hook Writer
Douglas Pierce-Price Writer
Douglas Pierce-Price Director
Richard Hook Director