galaxy

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Later, Webb observations showed the galaxy lies about 8 billion light-years away, meaning the explosion occurred long before Earth formed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

"In such vibrant and unprecedented detail, we see just one very large galaxy with a dust lane," Sears said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

What had remained uncertain was whether this effect extended beyond a single galaxy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Images from the Hubble Space Telescope revealed an unusual galaxy at the location of the burst.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The entire underside of the dome looked like space as seen from the Hubble telescope: A dusty spiral nebula billowed up, a galaxy of stars twinkled, and meteorites whizzed across the ceiling.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein