Icarus (star)

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Icarus is the popular name for a blue supergiant star, that was the most distant star yet to be detected. It was found at approximately 9 billion lightyears.

In March 30, 2022, Earendel, an even more distant star was discovered, that was 12.9 billion lightyears away from Planet Earth