NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst

Johan Peter Uldall Fynbo

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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.

Period	19 Sept 2008

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Title	NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	19/09/2008
URL	https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/farthest_grb.html
Persons	Johan Peter Uldall Fynbo

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