Morning Star: Record-Breaking Star Is 28 Billion Light-Years Away
A team of astronomers announced that they recently detected the farthest star ever seen. The star, nicknamed Earendel, is 28 billion light-years away from Earth. The discovery of a 13 billion-year-old star The star is cataloged as WHL0137-LS, but its catchier name, Earendel, is an Old English name meaning ‘morning star.’ The star spotted by the ...
