Perspectives in Astrobiology

Hubble spots the most distant star ever detected!

When the light we see from the star Earendel was emitted, the universe was less than a billion years old. But, during the almost 13 billion years it took the light to reach us, the universe has expanded so that it is now a staggering 28 billion light-years away!

Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/astronomers-spot-the-most-distant-individual-star-ever-detected-in-outer-space-180979847/

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