Hubble Extreme Deep Field images the farthest reaches of the universe

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NASA scientists have directed the Hubble Space Telescope to inspect a tiny patch of sky with an unusually long exposure time to obtain the deepest image of the sky ever obtained. The image, dubbed the Hubble Extreme Deep Field (XDF), reveals the faintest and most distant galaxies ever detected, shedding more light on the early history of the universe... Continue Reading Hubble Extreme Deep Field images the farthest reaches of the universe

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Tags: Hubble, Infrared, NASA, Space telescope, Telescope, Universe

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