A star is reborn: how Hubble astronomers saw the earliest light
A star is reborn: how Hubble astronomers saw the earliest light
Mostly, the telescope gives us images of nearby galaxies in intricate detail, but those of distant galaxies are very murky indeed.
Mostly, the telescope gives us images of nearby galaxies in intricate detail, but those of distant galaxies are very murky indeed.
Astronomer Brian Welch and his team, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, discovered the star while hunting for hints of the earliest galaxies.
Astronomer Brian Welch and his team, from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, discovered the star while hunting for hints of the earliest galaxies.
These galaxies are very hard to see, and the team chose to examine a selection of images from the Hubble looking for clues.
These galaxies are very hard to see, and the team chose to examine a selection of images from the Hubble looking for clues.
Astronomers aren’t newcomers when it comes to observing ancient light. Just this week it revealed incredible pictures of a galaxy as it was, half a billion years before Earendel.
Astronomers aren’t newcomers when it comes to observing ancient light. Just this week it revealed incredible pictures of a galaxy as it was, half a billion years before Earendel.
Although this surpasses what we expected Hubble could do, it isn’t as remarkable a feat as resolving a single star, and when you see the shapeless smudge of that early galaxy,
Although this surpasses what we expected Hubble could do, it isn’t as remarkable a feat as resolving a single star, and when you see the shapeless smudge of that early galaxy,
In detective fiction, the sleuth uses a magnifying glass to study evidence left at the crime scene, moving the lens to magnify the clue.
In detective fiction, the sleuth uses a magnifying glass to study evidence left at the crime scene, moving the lens to magnify the clue.