welcome
“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
(Carl Sagan)
the first galaxies
Welcome to the first galaxies website. Here you can learn about the latest research in field
of the highest redshift galaxies.
Menu:
- the early universe
- searching for galaxies
- our latest results
- what's next
- publications
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Latest news:
February 12, 2008:
NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, with a boost from a natural "zoom lens," have uncovered what may be
one of the youngest and brightest galaxies ever seen in the middle of the cosmic "dark ages," just 700 million y
ears after the beginning of our universe.
This site is maintained by:
Dr. Garth Illingworth
Dr. Rychard Bouwens
Daniel Magee
Based on work done as part of the HST ACS Science Team
the early universe
How the early evolution of our universe set the stage for the formation of the first galaxies.
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searching for the first galaxies
Current telescopes are just now providing us with a glimpse of galaxy formation at the earliest times.
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our latest results
Learn about the latest results from our search for the first galaxies at the edge of the universe.
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what's next
Future telescopes and other instrumentation will permit us to explore the first galaxies in really exciting and
powerful ways.
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in the news
Find some of the latest news articles, podcasts and publications about the first galaxies and high redshift universe in the press.
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