Space
The most distant star ever discovered seen by Hubble Space Telescope
A star more than 27 billion light years from Earth is the most distant individual one we have seen.
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A star more than 27 billion light years from Earth is the most distant individual one we have seen.
Astronomers say a "hyperburst" nuclear explosion within a neutron star could explain its strange behaviour - but the conditions required to create the explosion are so rare that we will probably never see one again