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JWST finds unusual black hole in center of Infinity Galaxy

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JWST finds unusual black hole in the center of the Infinity Galaxy: 'How can we make sense of this?'

Everything about the Infinity Galaxy, recently discovered by the JWST, is strange. One odd feature could be the 1st evidence of a "direct collapse" black hole.

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Newly Discovered “Infinity Galaxy” Might Explain How Supermassive Black Hole Came To Be

“Third, as an unexpected bonus, it turns out that both galaxy nuclei also have an active supermassive black hole. So, this system has three confirmed active black holes: two very massive ones in both of the galaxy nuclei, and the one in between them that might have formed there.

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Webb spots 'Infinity Galaxy' that sheds light on black hole formation

Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they dubbed the Infinity Galaxy. It appears to support a leading theory on how some supermassive black holes form.

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Physicists detect largest-ever merger of 2 black holes equal in size to 240 suns

An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as gravitational waves.

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Astronomers detect most massive black hole collision to date

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever ...

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Gravitational waves reveal most massive black hole merger ever detected — one 'forbidden' by current models

The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) is no stranger to making history and breaking records. In 2015 ...

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Mind-Altering Black Hole Merger Simulation Shows How They Glow

Supermassive black holes spiral towards each other in this simulation created by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center that ...

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What's at the center of a black hole? Scientists have a sobering answer

But in the past two decades, new types of black holes have been seen and astronomers are beginning to understand how they ...

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Monster Black Hole Merger Is Most Massive Ever Seen

A U.S. gravitational wave detector spotted a collision between fast-spinning “forbidden” black holes that challenge physics ...

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