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September 7, 2015 06:00 am

Caltech Astronomers Discover Oldest Galaxy Yet Known

An anonymous reader writes: Caltech astronomers have discovered a galaxy believed to be the oldest and farthest ever observed. They estimate it to be 13.2 billion years old, making it only about 600,000 years younger than the Big Bang.The discovery may lead to a revision of theories of age and evolution of the early universe. The team published their findings in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

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