The light from this star that astronomers just spotted is 12.9 billion years old

The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the farthest star ever seen. The magnified galaxy looks like a stretched out red line with three dots. The single star is the middle one.

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have spotted light from what appears to be the most distant star ever seen. It offers a glimpse into an early moment in the history of the universe.

(Image credit: NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI))




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Source: NPR Space News