James Webb Space Telescope Identifies Distant Type II Supernova from Early Universe

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Published: 2026-09-01
Category: science
Source: Phys.org

Astronomers utilizing the James Webb Space Telescope have identified one of the most distant exploding stars ever confirmed, a Type II supernova (SN 2023aeaf) at a redshift of 3.195. Its light has traveled for approximately 11.7 billion years, offering insights into how massive stars died in the young, metal-poor universe.

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