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

    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.
    by Nell Greenfieldboyce Mar 30, 2022 2 minutes
    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.

    Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture light from what appears to be the most distant single star ever seen.

    Because light takes time to travel through space, scientists see this star as it appeared when its light began its journey 12.9 billion years ago — just 900 million years after the Big Bang that started the universe.

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