Published in Nature Astronomy · View the paper (DOI)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a blue supergiant star called Icarus, which is the farthest individual star observed. The team used gravitational lensing to magnify the star's light, revealing its true nature and providing insights into dark matter theory.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Hubble uncovers the farthest star ever seen NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center · Apr 2, 2018 · first to report
- Cosmic lens helps Hubble capture image of most distant star ever seen University of California - Berkeley · Apr 2, 2018
- Farthest star ever seen in the universe detected Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe · Apr 2, 2018