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Identification of more than 40 gravitationally magnified stars in a galaxy at redshift 0.725


Using JWST, more than 40 individual stars have been detected in a distant galaxy, dating back to when the Universe was only half of its current age. The stars appear to be red (super)giants that are magnified by factors of hundreds.

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