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VLT Smashes the Record of the Farthest Known Galaxy

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Joint Press Release by: ESO (PR Webpage , PR text [pdf]), SNSF (Switzerland, in French: PR Webpage, text [pdf, doc], in German: PR Webpage, text [pdf; doc]), CNRS (France, Webpage, PR text [pdf, doc]), A&A

Research paper: published in "Astronomy & Astrophysics", astro-ph preprint server, local pdf version

News articles

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Description of the discovery

The observations -- (fast facts + main image)

Properties of the distant galaxy

The distant galaxy in cosmological context

The telescope and instrument used

The "z10" team

Additional information & illustrations

Gravitational lensing by galaxy clusters -- images and principle