Hubble sees 'most distant object' (BBC News)

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The farthest object in the Universe yet detected has been seen by scientists using the Hubble and Keck telescopes.

It is so distant its light must have set out when the Universe was just 750m years old to reach the Earth now.

Details of the discovery were revealed by a team of astrophysicists from the California Institute of Technology.

They said the work underlined again the remarkable capabilities of Hubble and called on Nasa to reverse its decision to stop servicing the telescope.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3490657.stm

[gmoney]

1. Fix Hubble... forget a man on Mars

Take the savings and rebuild our schools, pass the highway bill, and restore/raise veteran's benefits.

[AndyTiedye]

2. Do All of the Above except the highways (we got enough of them)

Then there will be lots of jobs!