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Astronomers Discover a New Kind of Cosmic Object: a Black Hole 'Star'


Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope say they may have found a new class of object: a "black hole star," in which a black hole is wrapped in dense gas and radiates in ways that resemble an enormous star. The Guardian reports: The international team made the breakthrough after focusing t...

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