
8. Tayna The Firstborn
(pic by NASA)
THis particular galaxy is so faint it is amazing that they were able to see it.
Astronomers have combined the powers of the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes to view the dimmest galaxy ever. They searched back in time to just 400 million years after the big bang to see this new variety of ultrafaint galaxy whose ilk had so far evaded detection.
What do you think that means and how could it differ in properties from other galaxies?
Let’s check out a baby galaxy on the next page