For 40 seconds on March 13, a pinpoint of light suddenly
appeared in the constellation Bootes, shining more brightly then 10 million
galaxies. The radiation accompanied a powerful stellar explosion halfway across
the universe and set two records: It was the most distant naked-eye object ever
recorded from Earth and the most luminous.
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