Earendel
Earendel (WHL0137-LS) is the earliest and most distant star discovered to date. It lies at a comoving distance of 28 billion light-years from Earth. It… Read More »Earendel
Icarus
Icarus (MACS J1149 Lensed Star 1) is a blue supergiant discovered through a gravitational lens in 2018. It is the second most distant individual non-supernova… Read More »Icarus
Albireo
Albireo, Beta Cygni (β Cyg) is the primary component in a multiple star system located in the constellation Cygnus. It appears as an optical double… Read More »Albireo
Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri, Alpha Centauri C (α Cen C), is a red dwarf located in the constellation Centaurus. It is the faintest of the three stars… Read More »Proxima Centauri
Aspidiske
Aspidiske, Iota Carinae (ι Car) is a white supergiant star located 690 light years away in the southern constellation Carina. With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Aspidiske
Markeb
Markeb, Kappa Velorum (κ Vel), is a spectroscopic binary star located 570 light years away in the southern constellation Vela. With an apparent magnitude of… Read More »Markeb
Alsephina
Alsephina, Delta Velorum Aa (δ Vel Aa), is the primary component in a triple star system located in the southern constellation Vela. It is a… Read More »Alsephina