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Two weeks in pictures: November 10–23, 2012

In the past 14 days, NASA's great observatories found a candidate for the most distant galaxy, astronomers measured the universe's deceleration before dark energy took over, the Kepler space telescope completed its prime mission, and more.

Published: November 23, 2012
November 10–23, 2012
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NASA/ESA/M. Postman and D. Coe (STScI)/CLASH team
Great observatories find candidate for most distant galaxy
The farthest galaxy offers a peek back into a time when the universe was 3 percent of its present age of 13.7 billion years. Learn more »
 
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