Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre object from just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang that looks like an enormous star but shines far too brightly to actually be one.
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Astronomers discover a new kind of cosmic object – a black hole ‘star’
theguardian.com
12.08.2026
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