BEYOND THE STUDIO: A Star So Far! Looking to the Edge of the Universe

Using the legendary Hubble Space Telescope, Earendel finally came into view. Using a phenomenon called "gravitational lensing," astrophysicists and astronomers were able to calculate the ultra distant star at 12.9 billion light years away, breaking the previous record by nearly 4 billion light years. Johns Hopkins astrophysicist Brian Welch joins the pod to talk about this major discovery and how it will unlock secrets about the creation of the universe.