this old object is the oldest fucking galaxy that we have discovered thus far
thanks Hubble space telescope
Gn-z11 is 13.4 billion years old… fuck
now you’re like, wtf, the universe is only 13.8 millions years old??? YES. This galaxy was observed by hubble as it was just 400 million years after the Big Bang
at this point in time, a cosmological baby
tricks people into thinking that she is 13.4 billion light years away… think again
Gn-z11 is actually 38 BILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
how can that be, you say, in a universe that’s “only” 13.8 billion years old? is the speed of light not the fastest thing in the universe?
well, given that Gn-z11 is so immensely old, and the universe is always expanding, space has expanded to a distance of 38 billion light years during the 13.4 billion years it took the light of Gn-z11 to reach us
keep in mind that when we observe old objects like the universe, we see them as they were then
time travel, so to speak
summary: time traveller, voyaged far, very wise, maybe a forest witch
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Squidolus [Day:1331 Hour:0]
Planets: Life
Mercury: What’s your full name?
Venus: What’s your first language?
Earth: Where’s your home?
Mars: What’s your sexuality?
Jupiter: Do you have any siblings?
Saturn: Any pets?
Uranus: What’s your hobby?
Neptune: When’s your birthday?
Pluto: What time is it right now where you are?
Moon: What are you currently studying/hope to study?
Stars: Experiences
Sun: Have you ever had alcohol?
Sirius: Have you ever failed a class?
Rigel: Have you ever gone on a rollercoaster?
Deneb: Have you ever been out of your home country?
Arcturus: Have you cried out of something other than sadness?
Betelgeuse: What’s something you can never forget about?
Aldebaran: What’s something you care desperately about?
Canopus: Have you ever broken a bone?
Bellatrix: Have you ever been forced to lie/keep a secret?
Alphard: Have you ever lost a friend?
Vega: What’s something you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t?
Constellations: Favourites
Centaurus: Favourite holiday?
Orion: Favourite month?
Cassiopeia: Favourite book?
Delphinus: Favourite study?
Hercules: Favourite instrument?
Gemini: Favourite song?
Pegasus: Favourite place to be?
Libra: Favourite colour?
Phoenix: Favourite thing to wear?
Aries: Favourite movie?
Cygnus: Favourite weather?
Hydra: Favourite sound?
Galaxies: Love/Friends
Milky Way: Who’s your oldest friend?
Andromeda: Do you consider yourself social?
Black Eye Galaxy: Do you believe in love at first sight?
Cartwheel Galaxy: When was your first kiss?
Cigar Galaxy: How’s your flirting skills?
Comet Galaxy: Have you ever had to leave a relationship because someone changed too much?
Pinwheel Galaxy: Would you date the last person you talked to?
Sombrero Galaxy: Do you have a crush right now?
Bode’s Galaxy: Have you ever had a secret admirer?
Sunflower Galaxy: Would you date/make friends with someone out of pity?
Tadpole Galaxy: Would you deny a relationship/friendship?
Whirlpool Galaxy: Have you ever cried over a breakup?
Other stuff: Wishes
Comet: What’s your big dream?
Asteroid: What does your dream life look like?
Meteor: What’s something you wish you could tell, but can’t?
Nebula: If you could undo one thing in your life, what would it be?
Shooting Star: If you could bring back one thing, what would it be?
Pulsar: What do you hope to do in the next 10 years?
Supernova: What’s one thing you want to do before you die?
Quasar: If you could spend the rest of your life with only one person, who would it be?
Wormhole: What’s something you wish would happen, but know won’t?
Black Hole: What’s the last thing you want to see?
andrei, he/him, 21, made this at 14 when i was a space nerd but i never fully grew out of that phase so,,,,..,hubble telescope + alien life + exoplanet + sci fi nerd
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