Monday Astronomy Picture Ponderings 4/25/2022

Hubble Spots Farthest Star Ever Seen

Image of Earendal By NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI); Image processing: NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI) — https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/hubble_earendel_annotated.png, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=116531508

Welcome back to the Monday Astronomy Picture Ponderings (MAPPs) series where every Monday I normally pick one of NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) entries from the past seven days to focus on in some way. This week, since I’m traveling, I’m taking the opportunity to focus on an exciting image that’s been in the news…