Stellar explosion reveals most distant known object in universe

Science | 601 hits | Apr 28 2:52 pm | Posted by: Hyack

Scientists say a faint burst of radiation discovered last week is the remnant of a massive stellar explosion that took place more than 13 billion years ago, or only about 630 million years after the big bang.

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by hurley_108
Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:37 pm
Any news on how this affects the "blob"?
by Zipperfish
Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:35 pm
Intellesting. I thought that black holes were more something that happened later on in the universe, as stars collpased. But this one happened a mere 630 million years after the Big Bang.
by DrCaleb
Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:33 am
^^ That's exactly why it is interesting. They must have formed within a few million years, and been massive to go through their fuel that quickly.

So Hurley, sorry but I lol'd. Given your avatar, you should not cast stones. Which blob are you referring to?
by Zipperfish
Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:49 pm
The stars must have been peculiar. I know that there are stars called hypergiants (actually I didn't know--I just looked it up) that only last a few million years; they're unstable.