Scientists see blast from past -- 13 billion years ago
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 20:35
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have seen the furthest back in time ever, measuring light from a star that exploded 13 billion years ago, just after the dawn of the universe.
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