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The Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012


Date: 11 December 2012
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012
Copyright: NASA, ESA, R. Ellis (Caltech), and the HUDF 2012 Team

This image shows the Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2012, an improved version of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field image featuring additional observation time. The new data have revealed for the first time a population of distant galaxies at redshifts between 9 and 12, including the most distant object observed to date.

These galaxies will require confirmation using spectroscopy by the forthcoming NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope before they are considered to be fully confirmed.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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