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Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope identified MoM-BH*-1, an unprecedented black hole star formed 660 million years after the big bang.
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope identified MoM-BH*-1, an unprecedented black hole star formed 660 million years after the big bang.
Observations reveal that 14 galaxies in the early universe prematurely ceased star formation, suggesting a complex, bursty cycle of stellar evolution. These findings challenge standard cosmological models that predicted early galaxies would be defined by constant growth.