Astronomers Discover New Black Hole-Star Object
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected an unusual object in the constellation of the Dragon, which is believed to be a 'black star' — a supermassive black hole surrounded by hot gas.
Consensus
- The object MoM-BH*-1 was discovered in the constellation of the Chinese.
- The object was detected using the James Webb Space Telescope.
- The object emits 100 billion times more energy than known stars.
- The object is believed to be a black hole enveloped in dense gas, emitting light like a star.
- The discovery suggests that similar red spots seen in deep-space images may also be black holes.
- The object is located approximately 30 billion light-years from Earth.
Points of divergence
- The object formed 660 million years after the Big Bang. — fontanka
- The object is located 13 billion light-years from Earth. — vm
- The object is referred to as a 'black star' by researchers at ISTA. — vm
- The object is linked to the formation of early quasars and may be a source of energy for rapidly growing quasars in early galaxies. — vm
- Another similar object, UDS-154183 (a 'red point'), was previously identified as a 'black star'. — vm
- The James Webb Space Telescope also detected previously unknown ancient galaxies called 'faint red dots' with unusual spectral structure and mass exceeding current theoretical predictions. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Astronomers claim to have discovered a new type of cosmic object. They named it a "black hole-star" — Фонтанка
- Scientists found a new object with radiation 100 billion times greater than that of stars — Вечерняя Москва