GRB 080913 explained

GRB 080913 was a gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed on September 13, 2008. The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst satellite made the detection, with follow-up and additional observations from ground-based observatories and instruments, including the Gamma-Ray Burst Optical/Near-Infrared Detector (GROND) and the Very Large Telescope. At 12.8 billion light-years and redshift of 6.7, the burst was the most distant GRB observed until GRB 090423[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] on April 23, 2009. This stellar explosion occurred around 825 million years after the Big Bang.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Astronomical Artifact: Most Distant Object Yet Detected Carries Clues from Early Universe . Scientific American . 2010-02-23.
  2. Web site: The Farthest Thing Ever Seen . https://archive.today/20120914143629/http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/43700627.html . dead . 2012-09-14 . Sky Publishing, Sky & Telescope . 2010-02-23 .
  3. Web site: Most distant object in the universe spotted. News Scientist . 2010-02-23.
  4. Web site: Breaking News . Sol Station: Gamma-Ray Bursts 000131 - 090423 . 2010-02-23.
  5. Web site: More Observations of GRB 090423, the Most Distant Known Object in the Universe . Universe Today . 28 October 2009 . 2010-02-23.
  6. News: Robert . Garner . NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst . 2008-09-19 . . 2008-11-03 .

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