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The Oldest Known Object in the Universe

The oldest known object in the universe is a galaxy called GN-z11, which is about 13.4 billion years old and located about 32 billion light-years away from Earth.

The Fastest Object in the Universe

The fastest object in the universe is the particle of light, or photon, which travels at a speed of 299,792,458 meters per second (or about 670,616,629 miles per hour).

The Slowest Object in the Universe

The slowest object in the universe is a cold atomic gas cloud that was recorded moving at just 0.05 kilometers per second (or about 0.11 miles per hour).

The Brightest Object in the Universe

The brightest object in the universe is a quasar called SDSS J010013.02+280225.8, which emits 420 trillion times more energy than the Sun.

The Coldest Place in the Universe

The coldest place in the universe is the Boomerang Nebula, which is about 5,000 light-years away from Earth and has a temperature of -272 degrees Celsius (or -458 degrees Fahrenheit).

The Hottest Place in the Universe

The hottest place in the universe is the core of a gamma-ray burst, which can reach temperatures of over a billion degrees Celsius (or over 1.8 billion degrees Fahrenheit).