The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has produced one of its most extraordinary views of the Universe to date.
By Jonathan Amos
Called the eXtreme Deep Field, the picture captures a mass of galaxies stretching back almost to the time when the first stars began to shine.
But this was no simple point and snap - some of the objects in this image are too distant and too faint for that.
Rather, this view required Hubble to stare at a tiny patch of sky for more than 500 hours to detect all the light.
"It's a really spectacular image," said Dr Michele Trenti, a science team member from the University of Cambridge, UK.
"We stared at this patch of sky for about 22 days, and have obtained a very deep view of the distant Universe, and therefore we see how galaxies were looking in its infancy."
Whenever I see photos like this I'm amazed at how vast the Universe really is. These are photos of stars and their galaxies millions of light years away. I always share these photos and stories with you because it creates awe in me and praise for the God who made them all. Why did he make all of this? To show his power and glory, and these stars do that! Today I'm blessed to serve and worship a BIG God....a God who made all of this. Wow!
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