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May 11

Most distant object ever discovered by SWIFT

Source: NASA SWIFT


Image credit: Gemini Observatory/AURA/NASA/ Levan, Tanvir, Cucchiara, Fox

NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant gamma-ray burst ever detected. The blast, designated GRB 080913, arose from an exploding star 12.8 billion light-years away. (read more)

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