Webb Captures Universe’s Earliest Star Death And It Looks Familiar
When the cosmos was a mere infant, 730 million years young, a massive star violently ended its life. This cataclysmic event, observed by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, is now the earliest and most distant supernova ever…
Webb Captures Universe’s Earliest Star Death And It Looks Familiar
When the cosmos was a mere infant, 730 million years young, a massive star violently ended its life. This cataclysmic event, observed by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, is now the earliest and most distant supernova ever directly detected. It pushes the boundary of stellar observation deep into the universe's past, breaking Webb's own previous record. Yet, the profound surprise wasn't its distance, but its familiarity.
