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Telescopes and space missions

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Home » Astronomy and space » Telescopes and space missions » Distant galaxy helped relight the universe

Distant galaxy helped relight the universe

08 Mar 2011
Lensing by Abell 383 sheds light on reionization
The discovery of a small but distant galaxy 12.8 billion light years from Earth is providing importa

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Ken Croswell is an astronomer and the author of eight astronomy books, including The Lives of Stars
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