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US scientists discover most distant galaxy from Earth
Los Angeles, California -
Scientists said Sunday that they have detected a tiny galaxy that they believe is the farthest known object from Earth, according to local media reports Monday.
The galaxy, just 2,000 light-years across or 50 times smaller than our Milky Way, lies about 13 billion light-years from Earth and appears to form stars at the rate of nearly three Suns per year.
An international team of astronomers, led by Jean-Paul Kneib of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees, said they uncovered the faint galaxy using two of the most powerful telescopes - one in space, the other in Hawaii - aided by the natural magnification provided by a massive cluster of galaxies.