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Some of the Universe's First Galaxies Discovered

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Some of the Universe's First Galaxies Discovered Updated at 7:23 AM
By SPACE.com staff

posted: 06 November 2009
01:04 pm ET

A new survey has found 22 of the earliest galaxies to form in the universe, confirming the age of one at just 787 million years after the theoretical Big Bang.

These and other galaxies from the universe's childhood could help shed light on the conditions that governed the early universe.

With recent technological advances, astronomers have been able to observe more of the so-called reionization era, the farthest back in time that astronomers can observe.

more:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/091106-earliest-g...
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   Excellent post.  byronius   Nov-07-09 09:05 PM   #1 
   *Just* 787 million years  gtar100   Nov-07-09 11:55 PM   #2 
 
byronius Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sat Nov-07-09 09:05 PM
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1. Excellent post.
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2. *Just* 787 million years
:wow:

And sometimes I can hardly wait for Friday to come around. We are hardly a blip on the screen.
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