Two years ago Swift recorded the most distant cosmic explosion, 13 billion light-years away. Yesterday Swift saw the largest cosmic explosion ever recorded. It was 7.5 billion light-years away and yet was visible with the naked eye. "If someone just happened to be looking at the right place at the right time, they saw the most distant object ever seen by human eyes without optical aid."Thursday, March 20, 2008
Largest Gamma Ray Burst Seen
Two years ago Swift recorded the most distant cosmic explosion, 13 billion light-years away. Yesterday Swift saw the largest cosmic explosion ever recorded. It was 7.5 billion light-years away and yet was visible with the naked eye. "If someone just happened to be looking at the right place at the right time, they saw the most distant object ever seen by human eyes without optical aid."
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