Hubblecast 108 Light: Hubble finds most distant star

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English - April 02, 2018 15:00 - 47.5 MB Video - ★★★★ - 148 ratings
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Astronomers have used Hubble to make an incredible discovery — they have observed the most distant star ever seen. The bright blue star existed only 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang. This incredible distant star allows astronomers to learn more about the formation and evolution of stars in the early Universe.