Eärendel: Observing the Most Distant Star in the Universe Using the James Webb Telescope
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Astronomers used the “James Webb” space telescope to observe “Earendel”, the most distant star ever discovered. Eärendel is so far away that the starlight detected by Webb’s telescope was emitted in the first billion years of the universe’s life. The universe is estimated to be about 13.8 billion years … Read more