Hubble galaxy at redshift z = 2.8
This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a galaxy similar in mass to the Milky Way. The galaxy is seen as it was 11.3 billion years ago.
Links:
- NASA press release
- A firestorm of star birth (artist’s illustration)
- The growth of Milky Way-like galaxies over time
- Hubble galaxy at redshift z = 0.26
- Hubble galaxy at redshift z = 0.65
- Hubble galaxy at redshift z = 1.3
- Hubble galaxy at redshift z = 2.0
- Hubble galaxy at redshift z = 2.4
NASA, ESA, C. Papovich (Texas A&M University), H. Ferguson (STScI), S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz), and I. Labbé (Leiden University)
About the Image
About the Object
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Colours & filters
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |