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JWST May Have Discovered a New Cosmic Object: The Black Hole Star

Season 11 Episode 35 | 14m 20s

Gigantic black holes existed in a cosmic eyeblink after the Big Bang. That should be impossible. The James Webb Space Telescope has either made the problem much worse, or solved it by discovering the first Black Hole Star.

Aired: 09/26/26
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