Cosmos Redshift 7
Cosmos Redshift 7 is very big in the astronomy community. Currently, it is the oldest galaxy we’ve ever been able to find in space. It can be dated back at least 12.9 billion years. It is also the most distant star from us, which is not shocking. As space keeps expanding, things keep moving further away every single day. The speed of this has been debated, but we have since found that the universe is expanding at a much faster rate than previously believed. Overall, due to being so old, it is widely assumed to be the first galaxy to exist.
Others believe it was not the first galaxy, but is merely the oldest we can still see. In fact, there are some who believe since it is 12.9 billion lightyears from us, we’re seeing it clearly 12.9 billion years in its past. Thus, if we were to somehow get there today, it might not even exist any longer. The fact it is so far from us allows us to see light from the galaxy that is now 12.9 billion years old. Scientists also believe that it was formed only 800 million years after the Big Bang was believed to have taken place. That’s pretty incredible to think about. On top of that, the image taken is one of the most breathtaking photos captured by NASA and the ESA.