"James Webb Space Telescope captures stunning images of the universe's most distant and luminous star"

The farthest star ever detected, named Earendel, has been discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope. Located in the Sunrise Arc galaxy, Earendel is more than twice as hot as the sun and about a million times more luminous. Its extreme distance from Earth, 28 billion light-years away, means that its light took 12.9 billion years to reach us, offering scientists a glimpse into the early universe. The discovery opens up new possibilities for studying stellar physics and potentially detecting the very first generation of stars.