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A molecular thermometer for the distant universe »

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Astronomers have made use of ESO's Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away, a feat that had remained elusive for 25 years.This detection allows them to obtain the most precise measurement of the cosmic temperature at such a remote epoch.