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Black hole weighs as much as 6 billion suns, measured thanks to the Webb telescope
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Black hole weighs as much as 6 billion suns, measured thanks to the Webb telescope

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough by directly measuring the mass of a dormant black hole for the first time, located in a galaxy from the early universe. This black hole is a staggering 6 billion times heavier than our sun! Using the James Webb Space Telescope, they detected the gravitational effects on nearby stars, allowing them to estimate its mass. This discovery opens up new possibilities for understanding black holes in distant galaxies, which is just thrilling!
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