Astronomers Detect , the Most Distant and Ancient , Star Ever Observed.<br />CNN reports that the Hubble Space Telescope , has captured images of the most distant , single star ever observed. .<br />The glimmering star is a staggering 28 billion light-years away. , It could be 50 to 500 times larger than our sun , and potentially millions of times brighter. .<br />According to astronomers, , it is the farthest detection of a star to date, , from 900 million years following the big bang. .<br />According to astronomers, , it is the farthest detection of a star to date, , from 900 million years following the big bang. .<br />The star has been nicknamed Earendel, , a word derived from Old English, meaning , "morning star" or "rising light.".<br />The light of Earendel, has taken 12.9 billion years , to reach Earth.<br />As we peer into the cosmos, we also look back in time, so these extreme high-resolution observations allow us to understand the building blocks of some of the very first galaxies, Victoria Strait, study co-author and postdoctoral <br />researcher at the Cosmic Dawn Center <br />in Copenhagen, via CNN.<br />When the light that we see from Earendel was emitted, the Universe was less than a billion years old; only 6% of its current age, Victoria Strait, study co-author and postdoctoral <br />researcher at the Cosmic Dawn Center <br />in Copenhagen, via CNN.<br />Now, CNN reports that scientists will use the new , James Webb Space Telescope to observe Earendel , and learn more about the ancient star. .<br />Now, CNN reports that scientists will use the new , James Webb Space Telescope to observe Earendel , and learn more about the ancient star. .<br />Earendel existed so long ago <br />that it may not have had all the same <br />raw materials as the stars around us today. , Brian Welch, lead author and astronomer at the <br />Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, via CNN.<br />Studying Earendel will be a window into an era of the universe that we are unfamiliar with, but that led to everything we do know, Brian Welch, lead author and astronomer at the <br />Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, via CNN
