Distance to most distant galaxies measured TOKYO, April 24 (UPI) -- Japanese astronomers say they have determined the distance of the furthest observed galaxy cluster ever seen from Earth. Using the Subaru Telescope on the island of Hawaii, the team of researchers determined the observed ancient galaxy cluster is around 12.7 billion light years from Earth, Kyodo News reported Tuesday. That distance means the distant galactic cluster was formed less than 1 billion years after the Big Bang created the universe 13.7 billion years ago, the researchers said. The finding could give insights into the early life of the universe, they said. "We would like to closely look at the cluster to figure out the origin of the structure of the universe," Nobunari Kashikawa, a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, said.