Gamma ray burst most distant naked-eye object on record

Astronomers are analyzing a brilliant gamma ray burst that took place an estimated 7.5 billion years ago, yet was still so bright it could be seen with the naked eye if you happened to be looking in its direction when it blew. “This burst was a whopper,” says Neil Gehrels of NASA’s Goddard Space...

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