GRB 090423: Probably The Birth Of A Black Hole / Credit: Science@NASA

GRB 090423: probably the birth of a black hole / Credit: Science@NASA NASA – New Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes Cosmic Distance Record “”We’re seeing the demise of a star — and probably the birth of a black hole — in one of the universe’s earliest stellar generations,” says Derek Fox at Pennsylvania State University.” science.nasa.gov