Most Distant Galaxy - What's wrong with this statement?

Posted by Robert J. Cordingley on Oct 24, 2013; 7:15pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Most-Distant-Galaxy-What-s-wrong-with-this-statement-tp7584094.html

From the BBC at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24637890 (today)

Because it takes light so long to travel from the outer edge of the Universe to us, the galaxy appears as it was 13.1 billion years ago (its distance from Earth of 30 billion light-years is because the Universe is expanding).

Robert C

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