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JWST reveals likely Type II supernova from when universe was only 2 billion years old

JWST reveals likely Type II supernova from when universe was only 2 billion years oldWorldPing

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified one of the most distant exploding stars ever confirmed. The supernova, SN 2023aeaf, was found at a redshift of 3.195—so far away that its light has been traveling for roughly 11.7 billion years.

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