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Artist’s View of the Early Universe

Artist's View of the Early Universe
This is an artist's impression of how the very early universe (less than 1 billion years old) might have looked when it went through a voracious onset of star formation, converting primordial hydrogen into myriad stars at an unprecedented rate.
  • Release Date
    December 1, 2004
  • Science Release
    Hubble Uncovers a Baby Galaxy in a Grown-Up Universe
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  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, and A. Schaller (for STScI)

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