Hubble captured the most distant galaxy we’ve seen – La Opinion

It is estimated that GN-z11 galaxy was formed only 400 million years after the Big Bang

The Hubble Space Telescope has returned to impress scientists to achieve capture the most distant galaxy ever seen so far. It is so far away that the extremely weak light coming from this collection of stars, cataloged as GN-Z11 has taken a 13,400 million years to reach us.

Or to put it another way, the Hubble is spying a galaxy that was created just 400 million years after the Big Bang .

astronomers were certain measures taken because they have been able to break down and analyze the light from the object. This type of spectroscopic evaluations are difícilesde do in the most distant sources, but where possible, provide more reliable estimates of distance.

The details of this discovery will appear in the Astrophysical Journal. “ This really represents the pinnacle of exploration of galaxies throughout cosmic history of the Hubble ” said astronomer Pascal Oesch, Yale University and head of the study. “Once again the Hubble has shown, even after 26 years in space, how special it is.”

The space shuttle Discovery launched into orbit the Hubble telescope on April 24, 1990.

” When this telescope was launched, were investigating galaxies were like a little more than halfway back in cosmic history. We are now in 97% back. It really is a great achievement, “he told the BBC.

However, scientists believe that this space observatory is already giving everything that can give technically speaking, and you will most likely be needed for a successor to snooping deep space .

The launch of the telescope James Webb will be from the European base of Kourou in French Guiana.

One possible candidate is the telescope under construction James Webb, who is expected to be released in 2018.

His instruments are tuned to infrared, a specific region of the electromagnetic spectrum where still should detect light the first stars to shine in the Universe.

it is estimated that these are 200 million light years away from the newly discovered galaxy GN-z11 . Scientists are interested in investigating these founders stars and the conditions in which they were born. Are likely to be hot giant emerging from the cold neutral gas and then filled the cosmos

-. Johathan Amos