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Astronomers may have found a new class of object: a black hole 'star' emitting 100bn times a star's energy
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a new class of object: a black hole 'star' that emits 100 billion times more energy than any known star.
This finding suggests a new category of astrophysical objects that bridges stars and black holes, which could change models of early universe evolution. For engineers, it highlights the capability of the James Webb Space Telescope to resolve faint, distant sources and the importance of careful data interpretation when classifying unknown signals.
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The object appears as a mysterious red spot in early universe images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
It is thought to have formed 660 million years after the big bang and lies billions of light years away in the constellation Cetus.
It releases 100 billion times more energy than any known star, an output closer to that of black holes.
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