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csomar
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Deepest infrared image of universe
> 13 billion years old
> 26 billion light years away
You are comparing distance to time.
kadoban
on July 12, 2022
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Yes, because the speed of light relates them. Distance and time are interchangable if you know the speed as well, and especially if you use units where the conversion constant is 1 (ly/y)
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> 26 billion light years away
You are comparing distance to time.