NASA sees an explosion that took place so long ago that Earth had not yet come into existence!!!
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/brightest_grb.htmlNever before has anything so far away come even close to naked-eye visibility. The explosion was so far away that it took its light 7,500,000,000 (7.5 billion) years to reach Earth! In fact, the explosion took place so long ago that Earth had not yet come into existence.
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daisy half-wit said, (290 days ago)
Imagine traveling 7.5 billion years just be seen for an instant. I'm feeling so whimsical today. I can't help be think of some alien race that may have been riding those light rays, the myth of Earth cycling around their culture for 7.5 billion years. Finally, they reach their destination and...
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7.5 billion years to reach earth. It almost sounds like a joke.