Thursday, January 27, 2011

13.2 Billion Years Old Galaxy Discovered by Hubble

Hubble Space Telescope discovered the most ancient galaxy which might be 13.2 billion years old. The discovery made by the American and European researches while they were trying to peep through the past when the universe was came into existence.

Hubble was launched in 1990 which can see the dim light from these ancient galaxies because it orbits outside the Earth’s atmosphere. The more powerful Webb telescope is scheduled to be launched in 2015.