Hubble sees the most faraway star ever | US News | NewsRme

For the first time ever, the Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a star that began emitting light within the first billion years following the Big Bang. To get to Earth, the star's light must travel a distance of 12.9 billion years through space.
WHL0137-LS, dubbed "Earendel" because of its Old English name meaning "morning star" or "rising light," was discovered by Hubble thanks to the power of its instruments and some fortunate cosmic alignment. Gravitational lensing is a phenomenon that occurs when the mass of a large galaxy cluster, known as WHL0137-08, distorts space. To see the distant star's light, Hubble had to be in the right place at the right time. Nature published the findings on Wednesday.

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