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Star explodes halfway across universe

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  • The aging star exploded in a gamma ray burst 7.5 billion lightyears away
  • Explosion set record for most distant object seen on Earth by naked eye
  • Before it exploded, the star was about 40 times bigger than our sun.
  • Explosion vaporized any planet nearby
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