James Webb Space Telescope captures its first image of the most distant known star in the universe - Daily Mail

Named Earendel, after a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel 'The Silmarillion', the star is almost 28 billion light-years away from Earth.

An image of the most distant known star in the universe has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Named Earendel, after a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel 'The… [+7523 chars]

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