Dazzling display from outside our galaxy caught on camera

Swift

Scientists from the University of Leicester have played a leading role in an international team that has identified a dazzling burst of X-rays – the brightest ever detected from an object outside our own galaxy.

The X-rays had been travelling for over 5 billion years before being detected by the X-ray telescope on board the Swift satellite: a joint NASA, UK, and Italian mission. The X-ray camera, provided by University of Leicester scientists, was temporarily dazzled so bright was the flash.

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