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Brian did not believe his eyes. He was a student at a university in the USA.

For years, Brian and a team of astronomersA scientist who focuses on the study of space. The term originates from the Greek astronomos, meaning star-arranging.  worked using a telescope. They were looking for stars. Now, they had found another. It was unlike any they had found before.

The Hubble Telescope is a space telescope. It was launched into orbit in 1990. It searches the universe for new planets and stars.

Now, scientists working with Hubble have made a discovery. It is a new star. They have named it EarendelA man's name in Old English, meaning rising star., which means old star in Old English.

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The star we see can show us what the universe was like a long time ago. This is because it is the most distant star ever seen. It is 12.9 billion lightyears away.

This means it has taken 12.9 billion years for light from the star to reach us.

Brian and his team see it as a chance to look back into the past. They will study the star to find out more about what the universe was like long ago.

Yes! The universe is peaceful and beautiful. And it is very very old! This shows us how strong the universe is - and how things can last. It helps us put our worries in perspective.

No. It is scary to think about how big the universe is. It is ancient and bigger than we can imagine. It could make us feel like we do not matter because we are so tiny.