James Webb telescope spies rare 'goddess of dawn' supernova from the early universe

James Webb telescope spies rare 'goddess of dawn' supernova from the early universe

An extremely early Type II supernova explosion, named after the Titan goddess of dawn in Greek mythology, occurred just 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

“Goddess of Dawn” Supernova? James Webb Reveals a Star That Died at the Dawn of Time

A team of astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a remarkably distant Type II supernova that erupted just 1 billion years after the Big Bang. The cosmic event, named SN Eos after the Greek goddess of dawn, was made visible through a rare gravitational lensing effect that amplified its faint light across space and time. This unprecedented discovery, captured on September 1 and October 8, 2025, marks one of the earlie…