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About how far away are the farthest observable objects in the universe?
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Considering, we can only observe light, the furthest known object is UDFj-39546284 a stellar structure. At the time of observation it was about 13.2 billion light years from us.
However, since that time, it is now possibly 32 billion light years from us and getting further away.
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Is space expanding faster than the speed of light?
Yes. The farthest parts of the observable Universe are getting away from us, faster than the speed of light. The Wikipedia article on "metric expansion of space" can give you more information.
Which part of our solar system is the farthest from the sun?
The farthest-away from the sun measured object/series of objects in our solar system is the Oort Cloud, a large asteroid belt, which orbits approximately 7.479893535 x 1012 kilometers away from the sun, or 50,000 AU (astronomical units).
How do astronomers locate other stars trillion light years away?
They can't. The universe is only about 13 billion years old. If there are galaxies a trillion light years away their light has not reached us yet and due to the expansion of the universe, never will. At the edge of what we call the observable universe we cannot make out individual stars, but we can detect galaxies using infrared telescopes.
What is the observable universe?
The observable Universe is the part of the Universe we can see from Earth because the light from all the objects in it has had enough time to reach us. Light from outside the observable Universe has yet to reach Earth. The reason we can only see part of the Universe is because of the limited speed of light, and the expansion of the Universe, which is faster than that speed. According to Einstein, nothing in the Universe can move faster than light, but nothing stops the expansion of space from moving faster than light. This results in a large part of the Universe being completely invisible to us.
Which terrestrial planet is farthest away from the sun?
Mars is the farthest terrestrial planet from the Sun.
How fast are the farthest outer galaxy's traveling from the center of the universe.?
There is no such thing as the "center of the Universe". It is believed that the Universe looks the same from different places, there is no way to determine a "center". The farthest observable galaxies move away from us, at several times the speed of light.
How far away can the hubble telescope see?
To the edge of the observable universe. The farthest object imaged so far was the cluster of galaxies Abell 2218 at a distance of 13.7 billion light years.
Why is the universe estimated to be at least 156 billion light years across when it is only 13.5 billion years old?
The farthest parts of the observable Universe are getting away from us at several times the speed of light. LOCALLY, the objects (like galaxies) move at speeds below the speed of light, but in this case, it is space itself that is expanding, faster than the speed of light.
Are all 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe up to 13.5 billion light-years away?
Yes, all 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe up to 13.5 billion light-years away.
what star in Virgo's constellation is the furthest away?
In Virgo, and in all other constellations, astronomers can see objects all the way to the edge of the observable universe. Some of these objects are galaxies containing billions of stars.
How many light years away is the farthest galaxy?
There is not a ''farthest galaxy'' in the universe. But thereslotte is a very far galaxy.
Is space expanding faster than the speed of light?
Yes. The farthest parts of the observable Universe are getting away from us, faster than the speed of light. The Wikipedia article on "metric expansion of space" can give you more information.
How vast is the universe really?
It depends on exactly what you're measuring. The vast majority of cosmologists (that is, essentially all except for a few kooks) think that the universe is expanding. That, coupled with the speed of light, means that the most distant objects we can see appear to be at the distance they were from us several billion years ago, and since the universe is expanding, "now" they are further away than that. The observable universe is a sphere around 28 billion parsecs in diameter. The observable universe is itself expanding with time. However, for complicated reasons the observable universe (that part of the universe we can see) will eventually stop expanding, at a diameter of about 38 billion parsecs. Anything outside this distance is moving away from us faster than the speed of light (because of the expansion of space itself), and its light can never reach us. For details, please refer to the link in the "Related Links" section.
How are objects in the universe moving?
While there is some seemingly random movement, in general the objects are moving away from one another. In other words, the Universe is expanding.
How far away are the farthest objects we can observe?
With the naked eye, the most remote object is the Andromeda galaxy.
Light year distance to the stars?
The closest star is the Sun - about 8 light-minutes away. The closest star after that is at a distance of 4.3 light-years; the farthest observable galaxies (galaxies are made up of stars) are at a distance of over 40 billion light-years.The closest star is the Sun - about 8 light-minutes away. The closest star after that is at a distance of 4.3 light-years; the farthest observable galaxies (galaxies are made up of stars) are at a distance of over 40 billion light-years.The closest star is the Sun - about 8 light-minutes away. The closest star after that is at a distance of 4.3 light-years; the farthest observable galaxies (galaxies are made up of stars) are at a distance of over 40 billion light-years.The closest star is the Sun - about 8 light-minutes away. The closest star after that is at a distance of 4.3 light-years; the farthest observable galaxies (galaxies are made up of stars) are at a distance of over 40 billion light-years.
According to Hubble's law what do the farthest galaxies in the universe appear to be doing?
Receding from each other faster the farther away they are. He saw they were "red shifted" and the red shift was greater the farther away the galaxy was. This mean that the Universe is expanding.
