HD1 appears as a faint red pixel in a cosmic disco but it might just be the farthest astronomical object yet spotted. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that.

The farthest-away known galaxy, HD1, appears in red at the center of this zoom-in image. (Photo courtesy of Harikane et al.) (CN) — An international team of astronomers, including researchers at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Three-color image of HD1, the most distant galaxy candidate ...

Researchers have spotted what might be the farthest astronomical object ever found — a galaxy candidate named HD1 that they estimate is 13.5 billion light-years away. That's an astonishing 100 million ...

A galaxy called HD1 may be the most distant object astronomers have ever spotted. Its astonishing brightness is difficult to explain and may be due to an enormous black hole at its centre or the ...

HD1 (the red dot) in a zoomed-in view. (Harikane et. al.) Astronomers still want to double-check their results. The signal from HD1 has a 99.9 percent significance, but observers won't be sure until ...

The infinite expanse of space is somehow feeling a little bit bigger now, after an international team of researchers announced they had discovered the most distant astronomical object ever observed.