It depends on the definition of "creation." Don't confuse the two different definitions that are used in different contexts. What scientists define as "creation" is actually FORMATION. They do not believe that matter and energy are being created out of nothing. The traditional definition of creation from an Orthodox Christian view (i.e. creation of the universe), that it was created "ex nihilo" (out of nothing). So then, it depends on what context it is used, the definition of the word comes from its usage.
The Bible says (Hebrews 4:4,10) that since the creation, God rested. This implies that no matter or energy is still being created (out of 'nothing') because the creation (of the physical universe) is finished.
There is one caveat, I believe that "out of nothing" actually means
apparently out of nothing. I believe that God created all matter and energy out of Himself. It just appears as from nothing, because time, space, matter, and energy as we know it in the physical universe didn't exist, then it existed. I believe this is what Genesis 1:1 means.
In regard to your question about far away galaxies, I think you are referring to the photos of a newly found cluster of galaxies 13 B light-years away. I don't know how the distances are calculated, so I couldn't say how accurate it was. But I do believe that the universe is so vast, it is hardly conceivable to us. In 2 years, a new space telescope is planned to be put in place that is supposed to peer 5 times further into space. I suspect that what they will find is yet more galaxies 70 B light-years away.
In Romans 1:20, Paul wrote that God's invisible attributes are clearly seen by what has been made. One of these attributes is "Almighty" which in my view, implies infinite power, and it appears that the larger we see the universe really is, the more that attribute of God is displayed. God is indeed infinite in all ways imaginable. The further we see creation, the longer we realize the universe has existed, and the eternal nature of God is glorified to us.
This of course begs the question "was the universe created in a single 24-hour day 6000 years ago as Young Earth Creationists claim?" It is my opinion that YECs are misinterpreting Genesis 1. If you try to force a literal physical chronological interpretation of the Bible in all cases, then you have to say that God actually has water jars in heaven that He tips over when He wants it to rain. Obviously, I'm not a YEC, and I interpret Genesis 1 in a figurative sense, simply because I see clear evidence in creation that the geological age of the universe is vastly older than 6000 years. I believe that humanity was created 6000 years ago, because archaeological evidence matches closely with Biblical history. I'm not one for basing truth on experience, but at some point we have to say "hey, wait a minute, there's something wrong with this picture." And I believe at this point that what is wrong is the traditional literal interpretation of Gen 1. At some point we have to accept the evidence that is being shown to us in the physical creation, barring of course the pagan interpretations of that evidence, because physical reality is as much God's truth as the special revelation of scripture.
TD
