Black Holes and Webb Space Telescope Discoveries
Astrophysicists at Northwestern University conducted a simulation showing black holes 'taking bites' out of stars and spitting out remains. The Webb Space Telescope discovered the earliest known merger of black holes, just 740 million years after the Big Bang.
Key Points
- Simulation at Northwestern University showed black holes 'taking bites' out of stars
- Webb Space Telescope discovered the earliest merger of black holes
- Findings suggest mergers are a key factor in black hole growth
Pros
- Discovery of earliest known merger of black holes
- Insight into how supermassive black holes grow rapidly
Cons
- Difficulty in measuring one of the black holes due to dense gas