13.1 Billion Light Years

[Tao_Equus]

A story on an object discovered last week that pushes out how far we can see back into time.
Most distant object in the universe spotted - space - 27 April 2009 - New Scientist

 

[shawn]

most distant they have been able to measure thus far.

 

[17th Angel]

Which effects what?

 

[wil]

Now what they are seeing took 13.1 billion light years to get here, correct? So how far away do we think it is now?

 

[Tao_Equus]

Now what they are seeing took 13.1 billion light years to get here, correct? So how far away do we think it is now?

Quite a lot of country miles....

 

[Dream]

So if we travel the speed of light, then its about 13.1 billion more years to reach the object's old location and by then the object will be 13 bills old. Interesting how cold and disinterested it is in us. It like we don't even matter to it, and it probably doesn't even know its become a celebrity. Maybe we should ask its name and get its tele.

 

[xcvbxcvb]

Which effects what?

Our perception of "space"?