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Published online 13 September 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050913-3
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Astronomers spot most distant explosion ever
Ancient burst shines light on junior Universe.
Using a satellite and a global network of telescopes, astronomers have glimpsed the most distant cosmic explosion ever seen.
The explosion, known as a gamma-ray burst, probably came from a star that died when the Universe was in its infancy.
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