The Coolest Space Images of 2022

The oldest known star

Earendel, as seen thanks to gravitational lensing. Image: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI) IMAGE PROCESSING: NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI)

The bright red dot at the end of the arrow in the inset of the image is Earendel, a 13-billion-year-old star that astronomers found this year. It’s the oldest known star to date, and was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope. It was spotted thanks to gravitational lensing, something which will continue to reveal the earliest light in the universe.

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The oldest known star

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