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Newfound Quasar Wins Title: “Most Distant In The Universe”

GAINESVILLE — If Guinness had a Book of Cosmic Records, a newly discovered quasar in the constellation Cetus would certainly deserve prominent mention. Scientific readings show “RD J030117+002025″ easily skates past the previous record holder as one of the earliest known structures ever to form in the universe.

Filed under Astronomy, Florida, Research, Sciences on Friday, February 18, 2000.