Und hier dazu die Meldung der NASA, bzw. der Betreiber des HST:
Hubble Uncovers the Farthest Star Ever Seen
Die Entdeckung dieses fernen Sterns erfolgte zufällig im Jahr 2016 in der Nähe einer untersuchten Supernova.They also used the distant star to test one theory of dark matter, and to probe the make-up of a galaxy cluster. The team dubbed the star “Icarus,” after the Greek mythological character who flew too near the Sun on wings of feathers and wax that melted. Its official name is MACS J1149+2223 Lensed Star 1.
The team had been using Hubble to monitor a supernova in the far-distant spiral galaxy when, in 2016, they spotted a new point of light not far from the magnified supernova.
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