From: mark@127.0.0.1.retro.com   
      
   It means that light from that galaxy has taken 11 billion years to reach us.   
   Every second light travels approximately 186,000 miles, which makes the   
   galaxy 11,000,000,000 * 186,000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 miles away. I tried to   
   work it out on my calculator, but it screamed and hid behind the sofa!   
   Since the universe is expanding, it used to be closer. How close? well, one   
   as close as these two dots .. if all the theories are correct.   
      
   "Tony Sims"  wrote in message   
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   > I've recently read that a distant galaxy 11 billion light years away   
   > has been spotted.   
   >   
   > Does this mean that in actuality it was 11 billion light years away 11   
   > billion Years ago or that it is that far away now?   
   >   
   > If it was 11 billion light year away 11 billion years ago then how can   
   > this be the case assuming the universe is 14 billion years old. Each   
   > galaxy would have had to travel 5.5 billion light years in just three   
   > billion years i.e. moving faster than the speed of light? This is   
   > assuming they originated in the same place as per the big bang theory.   
   >   
   > Please let me know if I'm way off the mark here, just interested to   
   > know.   
   >   
   > Tony Sims   
      
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