James Webb Space Telescope discovers six galaxies merging into a massive early-universe galaxy
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Keith Cooper
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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered at least six galaxies merging in the early universe, a collision that is expected to fuel the growth of a supermassive black hole and eventually form one of the most massive galaxies in the cosmos. Astronomer Huub Röttgering of Leiden Observatory highlights the unique opportunity to observe both galaxy assembly and black hole growth simultaneously.
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· 2 pulledWhat makes this special is that we can follow both the build-up of a giant galaxy and the growth of the black hole at its center
An intense demolition derby of at least six galaxies smashing into one another has been found lurking in the early universe by the James Webb Space Telescope
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