This photograph, taken in 2004 by the Hubble Space Telescope, is the farthest back we have ever seen into the distant, early universe. The galaxies seen here are the oldest known, from around the time of the big bang.
{"Image ImageDescription": "IN SPACE:  In this NASA handout, a view of  deepest view of the visible universe ever achieved are seen in a Hubble Telescope composite photograph released March 9, 2004. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) photograph is a composite of a million one-second exposures and reveals galaxies from the time shortly after the big bang.  (Photo by NASA/Getty Images)", "Image DateTime": "2010:09:13 14:38:59", "Image Artist": "NASA", "Image Copyright": "NASA"}