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Farthest Lensed Star Earendel Compass

Field of stars and galaxies with inset of lensed star along arc with compass information
  • Release Date
    March 30, 2022
  • Science Release
    Record Broken: Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen
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  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI); Image Processing: NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

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Lensing Close-up

Detailed View: Star Earendel on the Line of Extreme Magnification This detailed view highlights the star Earendel's position along a ripple in space-time (dotted line) that magnifies it and makes it possible for the star to be detected over such a great distance—nearly 13...

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Mar 11, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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