JWST Identifies Enigmatic 'Black Hole Star' in Early Universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an ultra-bright, colossal object in the early universe, termed a 'black hole star.' This new cosmic body, larger than our solar system and shining like 100 billion Suns, is theorized to be a 100,000-solar-mass black hole encased in a hydrogen cocoon. Published in Nature, this finding could explain other early universe observations and provide insights into the formation of supermassive black holes.

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