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Most distant cosmic blast seen

  • Zhang B
Nature (2009) 461(7268) 1221-1223
DOI: 10.1038/4611221a
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Abstract

The most distant -ray burst yet sighted is the earliest astronomical object ever observed in cosmic history. This ancient beacon offers a glimpse of the little-known cosmic dark ages. In this issue, two papers1, 2 report the discovery of a -ray burst (GRB) at a redshift of about 8.2.

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Zhang, B. (2009). Most distant cosmic blast seen. Nature, 461(7268), 1221–1223. https://doi.org/10.1038/4611221a

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