The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a belching protostar in its infancy. By studying the dust grains whirling around ...

A recent study offers a new explanation for the rapid growth of supermassive black holes in the early universe, proposing ...

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"Little red dot" galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in the early cosmos appear to be ruled by supermassive black holes that are 1,000 times too massive.

The supermassive black hole has been sending out flashes that have increased in speed. Astronomers say they have never seen anything like it before. The black hole is known as 1ES 1927+654 ...

The findings are intriguing: a large fraction of these dots appear to harbor growing supermassive black holes. “We’re confounded ... and have been submitted for publication. The James Webb Space ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered exoplanet GJ 1214 b, situated 48 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus. This planet has a dense carbon dioxide atmosphere, presenting a ...

As far as supermassive black holes go, the one at the center of the Milky Way is relatively sedate. But, even in its supposed quiescent state, Sagittarius A* is prone to the occasional belch or ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered mysterious “little red dots” scattered across the early universe. Could these enigmatic objects, likely harboring growing black holes, hold the key to ...

The researchers concluded that a significant portion of the LRDs are likely galaxies hosting growing black holes at their centers. A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data ...

They are just growing supermassive black holes, he said at a lecture at ... A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a flare from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way — and it could help explain why these strange outbursts occur..