NASA said on April 4th, astronomers using the Harbert space telescope to the most distant supernovae, this discovery will contribute to the understanding of the early universe.
This star is named UDS10Wil supernova, broke out in about 10000000000 years ago. In other words, the celestial explosion light took about 10000000000 years to reach the earth. UDS10Wil is a type Ia supernova, this kind of supernova brightness is constant, so in astronomy is used to calculate the rate of expansion of the universe.
Study leader Johns Hopkins, the United States University astronomer David Jones said in a statement: "this new distance record holder for the understanding of the early universe opens a window, provides important new insights for the study of stellar explosion."
NASA says, although UDS10Wil only after the discovery of the most far exceeds the Xinxingyuan 4%, but the outbreak of the time, it is about 350000000 years earlier.
The research results will be published in the American Journal of astrophysics. "".