THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE!!!
IT'S TRUE!!!
New Image from James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
(2023, but they posted it today on the last leap year of February)
This time, it's a star that they named after our favorite Kaiju: Mothra!
One object stood out in this field: a monstrously bright star nicknamed “Mothra,” located in a galaxy that existed 3 billion years after the big bang. This star has been magnified by the gravity of the galaxy cluster — plus a mystery object — by a factor of at least 4,000 times!
See the full image and description here!
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And on Instagram!
BONUS:
A FUN FACT W/ A LITTLE SURPRISE!!!
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