James Webb Space Telescope Data Reveals Wandering Supermassive Black Hole at Galaxy's Edge

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Published: 2026-07-30
Category: science
Source: Sky & Telescope

New analysis of James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) data, combined with observations from NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, has provided strong evidence for a supermassive black hole wandering at the edge of its galaxy. The black hole was observed actively shredding a star, an event that helped confirm its unusual location. Researchers ruled out previous interpretations of the elongated gas and stars as a spiral galaxy, citing 'crystal clear' shock signatures from the black hole's movement.

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