Cosmic distance record "broken".

[romantic_india]

A cataclysmic explosion of a huge star near the edge of the observable Universe may be the most distant single object yet spied by a telescope.
Scientists believe the blast, which was detected by Nasa's Swift space observatory, occurred a mere 520 million years after the Big Bang.

This means its light has taken a staggering 13.

Comments

[mercystars]

I love articles like this. I'm trying to wrap my head around how far away 13.14 billion light years must be...

[romantic_india]

Exactly. Just when I think I'm starting to begin to grasp it, it escapes me.

[mercystars]

That's it exactly! You think you can comprehend, you're just RIGHT THERE, and then ~pouf~ it's gone.