This celestial formation, observed with the powerful lenses of the James Webb and Hubble telescopes, is located 4.3 billion light years away from Earth.
The galaxy cluster, known as MACS0416 or colloquially as the “Christmas Tree”, consists of transiting objects known as transiting stars.
Such objects imitating distant stars have one feature: they periodically disappear from view, but then reappear shining several times brighter. This pulsating effect gave the cluster its “festive” name.
Astronomers are now investigating how the brightness of these discovered objects changes over time. Potentially, research on this topic could reveal the secrets of their origin and precise size, allowing a new perspective on the vast Universe.
Source: Ferra
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