NASA Satellite Detects Naked-Eye Explosion Halfway Across Universe

21 mars 2008, 10:50, par Odradek

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WASHINGTON - A powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA’s Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye. […] “Coincidentally, the passing of Arthur C. Clarke seems to have set the universe ablaze with gamma ray bursts”, said Swift science team member Judith Racusin of Penn State University in University Park, Pa. […] Read more…

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