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Compass and Scale Image for Abell 1689

- Release DateJanuary 7, 2014
- Science ReleaseHubble Unveils a Deep Sea of Small and Faint Early Galaxies
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Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689 and Distant Galaxies
Astronomers used the sharp eye of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the magnification power of the giant cluster of galaxies Abell 1689 to find 58 remote galaxies. They are the smallest, faintest, and most numerous galaxies ever seen in the remote universe. The white circles...
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Claire Andreoli
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