Ancient Type II supernova discovered from universe's first billion years
Phys.org • 1/15/2026
Summary
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new Type II supernova named SN Eos using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This supernova exploded when the universe was only 1 billion years old. The finding was reported on January 7 on the arXiv pre-print server.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
93d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
2238
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^2238/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^2238/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 93 days - proven survivor
Stories gain Lindy status through source reputation, network consensus, and time survival.
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