Black Hole Star Discovered in Early Universe | Sydney News

Astronomers just found a cosmic oddity with the James Webb Space Telescope: a “black hole star” — a supermassive black hole wrapped in gas, dating back to just 660 million years after the Big Bang. Dubbed MoM-BH-1, it’s a red dot hiding a billion-solar-mass behemoth, its glow distorted by hydrogen and helium clouds. This discovery could rewrite how we think supermassive black holes form — maybe they grow alone, not inside galaxies. And there might be hundreds more like it waiting to be found. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ba0d5b09c4a8bd81