The most distant individual star ever seen, referred to as Earendel, may not be a single individual star in any case. Instead, it appears to be a pair – one terribly vivid, scorching star and one other cooler one which we are able to’t see instantly.
The Hubble Space Telescope first noticed Earendel in 2022 utilizing a phenomenon referred to as gravitational lensing. An enormous galaxy cluster lies simply between Earth and Earendel, and its gravity warps and magnifies the sunshine of the star, making it vivid …