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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