The Star Earendel (WHL0137-LS)!

The Star Earendel (WHL0137-LS)!

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Performing Arts, Physics, Science

KG - 9th Grade

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The video introduces Earendel, the most distant known star, surpassing Icarus. Discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope through gravitational lensing, Earendel is located in the constellation of Satosa. It is a hot blue star with a mass between 50 and 100 times that of the sun and is approximately 28 billion light years away. The James Webb Observatory has revealed that Earendel may be part of a binary or trinary star system. The star has a surface temperature of at least 20,000 Kelvin.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What replaced Icarus as the farthest known star?

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Aaron Del

Icarus

Silmarillion

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which telescope was crucial in discovering Aaron Del?

Hubble Space Telescope

James Webb Observatory

Chandra X-ray Observatory

Spitzer Space Telescope

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How far is Aaron Del from Earth?

14 billion light years

28 billion light years

50 billion light years

10 billion light years

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the estimated mass of Aaron Del compared to the Sun?

200 to 300 times

50 to 100 times

30 to 40 times

10 to 20 times

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the James Webb Observatory reveal about Aaron Del?

It is closer than previously thought

It is a single star system

It is a binary or trinary star system

It has a surface temperature of 10,000 K