Scientists Detect the Most Distant Astronomical Object Ever
Recently, an international team of astronomers spotted the most distant astronomical object ever: a galaxy candidate.
The Discovery
- Location: Named HD1, the galaxy candidate is about 13.5 billion light-years away.
- Telescopes: HD1 was discovered after more than 1,200 hours of observing time with the Subaru Telescope, VISTA Telescope, UK Infrared Telescope and Spitzer Space Telescope.
- Observations: The team then conducted follow-up observations using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to confirm the distance, which is 100 million light years further than GN-z11, the current record-holder for the furthest galaxy.
- Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the research team will soon once again ....
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