The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered an unexpected twist in the case of Earendel, the most distant star ever discovered. Previously believed to be a singular, massive star located 12.9 billion light-years away, Earendel’s true nature is now under scrutiny. A recent study, published in The Astrophysical Journal, suggests that Earendel may not be a single star at …
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Earendel: The Most Distant Star Ever Seen Might Not Be What We Thought
Back in 2022, the Hubble space telescope appeared to have found the most distant star ever discovered. Named Earendel – morning or rising star in old English – a new paper suggests it might not be what we thought. Earendel was spotted by Hubble due to a fortunate case of gravitational lensing, where light from a distant source has its …
Read More »Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI The most distant star ever discovered may have been misclassified: Instead of being a single star, the object — nicknamed Earendel from the Old English word for “morning star” — may be a star cluster, a group of stars that are …
Read More »Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals
The most distant star ever discovered may have been misclassified: Instead of being a single star, the object — nicknamed Earendel from the Old English word for “morning star” — may be a star cluster, a group of stars that are bound together by gravity and formed from the same cloud of gas and dust, new research suggests. Discovered by …
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