The most distant star ever seen, Earendel, was recently discovered after being photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope. The star is an estimated 12.9 billion light years away, nearly 4 billion light years farther than the next known most distant star. Earendel was visible thanks to a rare alignment with another galaxy that functioned as a cosmic magnifying glass.
—Prepared by the World Tribune staff
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