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Cosmic Epochs


Date: 11 February 2008
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Position of galaxy A1689-zD1 on cosmic timeline
Copyright: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

This is an illustration showing the cosmic epochs of the Universe from the Big Bang to the present. The newly discovered galaxy A1689-zD1 at a redshift of ~7.6 is indicated at its corresponding position, appearing as it was just 700 million years after the Big Bang.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
13-Mar-2026 22:49 UT

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