Star from 'dawn of time' discovered by Hubble Space Telescope

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A star 13 billion light years away has been spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope in a surprise discovery. Dr. Michelle Thaller, an astronomer with NASA, told KXAN that the star is one of oldest in the universe and the furthest from Earth ever discovered.The Big Bang, the moment the universe began, occurred 13.8 billion years ago. The new star, nicknamed “Earendel” is around 12.9 billion years old. "This star, we're actually seeing it so far in the past, it has to be