Hubble Discovers Oldest Galaxy - 13.2 Billion Years Old

http://bigthink.com/ideas/26673 - Interview in Addition to most Jan 26th Big Think Blog Post (Dr. Kaku's Universe) - Astronomers Discover World's Oldest Galaxy

Michio Kaku appearance on MSNBC (Jan 26th, 2011) speaking about the most recent discovery from the Hubble Space Telescope. A few years before its final farewells, it is in the news once again by making a discovery that is fit for the record books. It hasn't quite been confirmed yet, but it may have caught a glimpse of the most distant galaxy ever known. This new galaxy candidate is 13.2 billion light-years from Earth, which is roughly 7.75961975 × 10^22 miles.

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• Michio Kaku
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• Oldest Galaxy
• Ultra Deep Field
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• James Webb Space Telescope

[synergestic]

Yea first.!!! Michio inspires me to learn science.

[TheJusticeforthose]

michio kaku you are also a messenger of the stars.. i like to be a part of this things someday.

[MofoWoW]

The oldest planet, Methusaleh who also orbits 2 stars, is 12-13 billion years old.

[Nueroactive]

@Deepmindandheartlife The opportunity to escape the patterns that are constantly replaying over the lives of everyone on earth , who could resist? To finally be part of energy without being subjected to it's demise as seen on earth. To live as a force of life but without the sorrow of losing life as one form is sacrificed to be turned into something else. To be able to remain at a constant life force and not be assaulted by the accelerated artificial programs.

[stratocaster1986able]

Why can I hear loads of people talking in the background?

[NorthWestRegionRep]

@Phlippieskezer

Hmm, interesting. Thank you very knowledgeable person.

[Phlippieskezer]

@NorthWestRegionRep Well, when you consider when you open the lens of some camera, and the speed at which light travels, you can measure how long it took the light from that item to reach you. This 'item' is apparently also a galaxy, which, relative to our position, would be 13 billion years old after you mess with all the calculations.

The idea of the universe being 13.7 billion years old comes from the cosmic microwave background radiation found by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, IIRC.

[crazedcanadian2001]

haha love michio ".. nnnnoooo i think this is it"

[NorthWestRegionRep]

How does he or any human know, "This light has been beaming for 13 billion years." & How does he or any human know, "that the universe is only 13.7 billion years old"? He smiles big after he says it. lol. Crazy how he or any human can know this. But I guess they can.

[coreyburney]

I love how he is super intelligent and doesn't makes things seem over complicated =) True Genius

[TigerKurdish]

Dr Michio Kaku is the best!

[IronHorsez88]

@Deepmindandheartlife

I really WISH they would answer that question! But they never will, because science just can't tell us!! Come on, don't be scared. Answer that question Savior Michio!