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Webb Telescope Spots ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Hosting A Supermassive Black Hole That Shouldn’t Exist

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — In a discovery that has astronomers scratching their heads, researchers have found a supermassive black hole sitting in the middle of nowhere, literally floating between two massive ...
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Newly Discovered “Infinity Galaxy” Might Explain How Supermassive Black Hole Came To Be

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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JWST finds unusual black hole in the center of the Infinity Galaxy: 'How can we make sense of this?'

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered an oddball galaxy, dubbed the Infinity Galaxy, that could be host to a "direct collapse black hole." That is, a black hole ...
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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 you look at it. The James Webb Space Telescope has helped two international ...
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Bizarre “Infinity Galaxy” Could Hold the Secrets of Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers using data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a spectacular cosmic object they’re calling the “Infinity Galaxy.” The site of an epic head-on collision between two ...