A1689-zD1 – Astronomy Now

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An old-looking, dusty galaxy in a young universe

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One of the most distant galaxies ever observed, A1689-zD1, has provided astronomers with the first detection of dust in such a remote star-forming system and tantalising evidence for the rapid evolution of galaxies after the Big Bang.