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The Impact of Webb on Our Understanding of Black Holes
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How has Webb improved our ability to study black holes? Black holes are among the most studied yet most mysterious…

Oct 9, 2026
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Supermassive Black Holes
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Through studying the early universe, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has brought us closer to understanding one of the most…

Oct 9, 2026
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How To Measure What Can’t Be Seen
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Although black holes themselves can’t be seen, astronomers can employ several techniques to infer their masses. For nearby black holes,…

Oct 9, 2026
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Reading Motion in Light
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At large distances, astronomers use Webb to tell how fast gas moves. Slower gas produces a narrow distribution of wavelengths,…

Oct 9, 2026
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Little Red Dots
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Astronomers theorize that little red dots, which are mostly present in the early universe, are active supermassive black holes. But,…

Oct 9, 2026
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NASA Webb Finds Strongest Evidence Yet for ‘Black Hole Stars’
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The complex puzzle known as little red dots has become more complete since their initial discovery by NASA’s James Webb…

Jun 10, 2026
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Abell S1063 with Pullout of GLIMPSE-17775 (NIRCam Image)
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While the primary purpose of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s observations of galaxy cluster Abell S1063 was to look for…

Jun 10, 2026
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Evidence of a ‘Black Hole Star’
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the deepest spectrum to date of a little red dot. More than 40 spectral…

Jun 10, 2026
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NASA’s Webb Reveals Black Hole That Formed Before Its Galaxy
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Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be…

May 27, 2026
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