Most Distant Object Found; Light Pierced "Dark Age" Fog

The most distant object yet spied in the universe is the remnant of a star about 13 billion light-years from Earth that sheds new light on the earliest days of the universe.

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Oldest object ever seen in the universe

It took 13 billion years for the light from this violent event to reach Earth.

Glimpse of the 'cosmic dark ages'

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