NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 18:35 in Astronomy & Space

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.

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