- EGS8p7 Shouldn’t Be Visible
(pic by NASA)
This find was very very unlikely according to astronomers:
At over 13.2 billion years old, galaxy EGS8p7 is so ancient that we shouldn’t be able to see it. During the post–big bang hangover, the universe was a hot jumble of protons and electrons. As it cooled, the particles combined into neutral hydrogen.
In this case, neutral is bad: It’s opaque and obscures the early universe from our peeping telescopes. Thankfully, when galaxies and other energetic things came into being, they reionized the gas, which brought light to the universe by dispelling the fog.
(note many astromers now think the big bang theory is incorrect)
thanks to listverse.com for the great info
