Modern telescopes are capable of seeing bright galaxies up to about
A)1 million light-years away.
B)10 million light-years away.
C)1 billion light-years away.
D)10 billion light-years away.
E)1 trillion light-years away.

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Modern telescopes can detect bright galaxies that are up to 10 billion light-years away. Recent telescopes like Hubble and Spitzer have been able to spot some of the earliest, most distant galaxies yet, dating back to just 400 million years following the Big Bang. However, these galaxies are faint and require special techniques to be detected.

Modern Telescopes Are Capable of Seeing Bright Galaxies Up to About