Channel: New Scientist

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: gravitational lensingfarthest starastronomydistant starmost distant starjames webb space telescopeearendel starhubble space telescope imagesearendelhubble space telescopehubble telescope imagesstar earendelhubble telescopefurthest star

Description: A star more than 27 billion light years from Earth is the most distant individual one we have seen. Because light takes time to travel across the universe, this means that we are seeing the star as it existed just 900 million years after the big bang, providing a potentially valuable window into the early universe. Journal reference: Nature, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04449-y Learn more ➤ newscientist.com/article/2313903-furthest-star-ever-seen-offers-glimpse-12-8-billion-years-into-past/#ixzz7PVKuDgMY Subscribe ➤ bit.ly/NSYTSUBS Get more from New Scientist: Official website: bit.ly/NSYTHP Facebook: bit.ly/NSYTFB Twitter: bit.ly/NSYTTW Instagram: bit.ly/NSYTINSTA LinkedIn: bit.ly/NSYTLIN About New Scientist: New Scientist was founded in 1956 for “all those interested in scientific discovery and its social consequences”. Today our website, videos, newsletters, app, podcast and print magazine cover the world’s most important, exciting and entertaining science news as well as asking the big-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human. New Scientist newscientist.com #astronomy #furtheststar #jameswebbspacetelescope #jwst #hubble