Hubble Telescope Discover’s 'Never-Seen' Galaxies
The Hubble telescope has spotted some of the oldest galaxies yet seen in the universe using a new infrared camera.
A newly installed wide field camera on Hubble this summer captured numerous thousand never-before-seen galaxies, which were formed 600 million years after the Big Bang. Scientists consider that the massive explosion led to the creation of the universe. The galaxies are about 13 billion light years away. Each light year is about 6 trillion miles.
The images were taken in a region of space called the Ultra Deep Field which was first captured by the Hubble and studied by scientists five years ago. Since the new camera has a near-infrared channel, it allows the orbiting telescope to peer deeper into the universe and spot distant galaxies.
Although the image might just look like a series of lights to the untrained eye, NASA said 12 scientific papers have previously been submitted by those who studied the data contained in the image. It's entirely possible that this invention will shed more light on galaxy formation and the universe's history.
The camera was installed in May by NASA spacewalking astronauts as part of a mission to promote and restore the aging telescope.
Hubble is an association between NASA and the European Space Agency. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center manages the telescope.
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