'Space blob' baffles astronomers

'Space blob' baffles astronomers'Space blob' baffles astronomers External link

It might not look like much, but this image represents one of the most distant objects astronomers have ever seen, 12.9 billion light years away. It is a "Lyman-alpha blob" and is 55,000 light years across - as large as present-day galaxies.

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