JWST takes a peek at the most distant known star

The farthest known star in the universe was recently observed by James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), following up on the Hubble Space Telescope’s 2022 discovery. Although it appears as a tiny dot in the image, the star is a gateway to understanding conditions in the very early universe.   Nicknamed Earendel, this star sits amongContinue reading “JWST takes a peek at the most distant known star”
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