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From the Associated Press:

STAR EXPLODES HALFWAY ACROSS UNIVERSE  The explosion of a star halfway across the universe was so huge it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye.
  A star 7.5 billion light years away exploded, giving off the brightest gamma-ray burst afterglow ever seen.
  The aging star, in a previously unknown galaxy, exploded in a gamma ray burst 7.5 billion light years away, its light finally reaching Earth early Wednesday.
  The gamma rays were detected by NASA's Swift satellite at 2:12 a.m. "We'd never seen one before so bright and at such a distance," NASA's Neil Gehrels said.

This story is sooooo 7.5 billion years ago.

	[Orin Kerr, March 22, 2008 at 12:29pm] Trackbacks Talk About Old News: From the Associated Press: STAR EXPLODES HALFWAY ACROSS UNIVERSE The explosion of a star halfway across the universe was so huge it set a record for the most distant object that could be seen on Earth by the naked eye. A star 7.5 billion light years away exploded, giving off the brightest gamma-ray burst afterglow ever seen. The aging star, in a previously unknown galaxy, exploded in a gamma ray burst 7.5 billion light years away, its light finally reaching Earth early Wednesday. The gamma rays were detected by NASA's Swift satellite at 2:12 a.m. "We'd never seen one before so bright and at such a distance," NASA's Neil Gehrels said. This story is sooooo 7.5 billion years ago.