<p>A kaleidoscope of colors reveals the galaxy cluster CL J1001+0220, the most distant cluster yet discovered. It's about 11.1 billion light-years away. Its discovery pushes back the origin of these massive objects by 700 million years.</p>
Far and Away
A kaleidoscope of colors reveals the galaxy cluster CL J1001+0220, the most distant cluster yet discovered. It's about 11.1 billion light-years away. Its discovery pushes back the origin of these massive objects by 700 million years.
- Week's Best Space Pictures
See Distant Galaxies Gleam and a Weird Spot on Saturn
Also this week, a satellite sees hurricanes threatening Hawaii and a NASA probe peers at methane-covered slopes on Pluto.
Feed your need for heavenly views of the universe with our pick of the most awe-inspiring space pictures.
This week, the most distant known galaxy cluster comes into view, the Juno spacecraft offers sharp new shots of Jupiter, and Hubble captures a portrait of the star system next door.
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