James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest 'truly gargantuan' supernovas ever seen

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The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun.

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[Cdr. Shepard]

"The first generation of stars, known as Population III stars (not Population I stars as you'd expect, maybe), was born from overdense patches in this ingredient-light cosmic soup."

In my mind, I had just wondered aloud: "Huh, I wonder why the first gen is referred to as Population III" right before reading "(not Population I stars as you'd expect, maybe)".

Indeed Robert, indeed I did expect they'd be called Population I stars. You know your audience well.