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Old 29-04-2009, 12:37 AM
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Cool Most distant object ever observed
A Gama Ray Burst 13.035 billion light years away 0bserved by the Swift Telescope
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8022917.stm
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Ron,

Amazing find!
Now if they find another one at 14+ billion light years, I wonder what that would mean?

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