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Universe's Most Powerful Blast is Visible Friday, March 21, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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A powerful stellar explosion detected March 19 by NASA's Swift satellite has shattered the record for the most distant object that could be seen with the naked eye. The explosion was a gamma ray burst. Most gamma ray bursts occur when massive stars run out of nuclear fuel. Their cores collapse to form black holes or neutron stars, releasing an intense burst of high-energy gamma rays and ejecting particle jets that rip through space at nearly the speed of light. (source: nasa.gov)
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