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