Hubble snaps photo of 13 billion year old galaxy — oldest on record

http://www.thestatecolumn.com ^ | 01-14-2012 | Staff

[Mind-numbed Robot]

If the ‘universe’ is round, shouldn’t we be able to see the back side?.........

Sure. Just look behind you. Just don't be surprised if the Universe says, "Does this galaxy make my butt look big?"

[Red Badger]

It’s obviously moving ‘left’.........

[dfwgator]

Sure. Just look behind you. Just don't be surprised if the Universe says, "Does this galaxy make my butt look big?"

Whether you can hear it or not, the Universe is laughing behind your back.

[CodeToad]

“. How on earth could anyone calculate how old something is in space. “

What cracks me up is the ignorance of people such as yourself. You don’t know the first thing about science but then denounce it.

[Red Badger]

OLD GALAXY:

NEW GALAXY:

[cookcounty]

"I’m sure Darwin can explain how this happened."

As many predicted, the Age of the Universe continues to be relentlessly pushed back, the result of a subconscious need for infinity to explain it all.

[Hot Tabasco]

LOL! that was a good one

[blueunicorn6]

13 billion years old? Man, that’s a lot of candles to buy for a cake.

“Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear galaxy,
Happy birthday to you!
Blow out the candles!
Oh oh! Looks like you got 12 billion, 360 million, 245 thousand and four girlfriends! Big galaxy with no lungs!”

[j_tull]

“I brought you in to this world; I can take you out” -God, via Bill Cosby 8^)

[blueunicorn6]

What do you buy a galaxy for his birthday?

“Here, I got you a Hot Wheels car. It’s a Mustang. Bobby was gonna get you some track to put on that solar system over there. It even has a loop-the-loop!””

[Go Gordon]

What cracks me up is the ignorance of people such as yourself. You don’t know the first thing about science but then denounce it.

Actually, I do know a little about science, but you are correct that I don't know how they do it. Please explain it to me.

[Sudetenland]

"What cracks me up is the ignorance of people such as yourself. You don’t know the first thing about science but then denounce it."

Amen!!!

[Verginius Rufus]

So now we know what it looked like 13.1 billion years ago. They need to send Joe Biden, the official Space Cadet of the Obama administration, to take a look at the cluster to see what it looks like now, and report back.

That would allow Obama to pick a new running mate to help him in one of the swing states.

[Hebrews 11:6]

The universe is expanding, so the farther away something is, the faster it is receding from us. The trick is to measure that velocity. They do it with visible spectra, using the Doppler effect, similar to the sound change as a train recedes from you, only using the light waves.

As objects recede, the characteristic spectral lines of their elements (hydrogen, helium, etc.) are shifted toward to the lower, red, end of the color spectrum (whereas if approaching they shift toward the ultraviolet). Thus scientists measure the amount of this red shift to determine the receding speed and thus the distance, in light-years.

If you're really curious, do an internet search on "expanding universe," "red shift," "galactic distances," etc.

[gargoyle]

ping

[CodeToad]

“Scientists crack me up, especially when they depend on taxpayer money to come up with this crap. How on earth could anyone calculate how old something is in space. Its rediculous”

“Please explain it to me.”

You made the stupid statement above, you can explain how you know it is “crap” and “ridiculous”. Go ahead, explain yourself.

[Chode]

i heard that...

[Chode]

to put it simply, light travels at a known constant speed, so if you know how far away something is, you know how long ago the light left it's source to get to the observer...

[fish hawk]

This picture IS NOT worth a thousand words. LOL

[Dryman]

5Is this where the Ancient Aliens are from?