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Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed

A team of astronomers have discovered a curious figure in the universe. It is two distant galaxies colliding with each other ...
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Webb Telescope discovers possible direct collapse black hole in galaxy collision

With the discovery of Infinity Galaxy, researchers believe they have found evidence of a direct collapse black hole by ...
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Did Webb Just Witness a Black Hole’s Birth? The Infinity Galaxy’s Astonishing Secret

This is as close to a smoking gun as we’re likely ever going to get, Yale University’s Pieter van Dokkum announced, after his team made their find in the Infinity galaxy a cosmic feature whose ...
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JWST finds unusual black hole in the center of the Infinity Galaxy: 'How can we make sense of this?'

"The biggest surprise of all was that the black hole was not located inside either of the two nuclei but in the middle. We ...

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 ...

To 'infinity' and beyond: Direct evidence of black hole birth found in galaxy named 'Infinity'

Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and a team of researchers have discovered an object in space they call the "Infinity" ...

Astronomers spot rare ‘Infinity’ galaxy and possible birth of a supermassive black hole

Astronomers have discovered the ‘Infinity’ galaxy — two merging galaxies forming a supermassive black hole — possibly the ...
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Infinity Galaxy or Cosmic Owl? Webb Telescope Catches 2 Ring Galaxies Colliding

What happens when two rare ring galaxies collide? They form an infinity symbol—or the face of a cosmic owl, depending on how ...
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Webb Telescope Spots ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Hosting A Supermassive Black Hole That Shouldn’t Exist

Hidden in the ‘Infinity Galaxy,’ a black hole floats in space where none should exist, upending old ideas about black hole birth.

Astronomers Discover Uncommon Way for Black Holes to Form

As NASA reports, two astronomers working with raw Webb data the space agency periodically makes available to researchers, ...

JWST Finds Black Hole Between Galaxy Cores, Hinting at Rare Direct Collapse Birth

JWST finds a black hole between galaxy cores, not inside either nucleus Infinity Galaxy may contain a rare black hole from direct gas collapse Galaxy’s figure-eight shape suggests a head-on galactic c ...