Scientists use the Hubble Telescope to track down the most distant star

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Scientists use the Hubble Telescope to track down the most distant star

The star could enable scientists to answer more questions about the universe

A group of international scientists has used the Hubble Space Telescope to track down what they claim is the most distant star in the universe. Astronomers Patrick Kelly from the University of M...

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