Experience Just How Big the Universe is, in One Mind-Blowing Interactive – PolicyMic

Experience Just How Big the Universe is, in One Mind-Blowing Interactive – PolicyMic.

Recently, NASA scientists combined data from the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes to discover the most distant galaxy known to date. The galaxy, named Abell2744 Y1, was formed around 13.2 billion years ago when the universe was extremely young. As the universe is expanding, Abell2744 Y1 is currently closer to 40 billion light years away from us, an astounding distance.

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