James Webb Telescope Finds Supermassive Black Hole in ‘Jewel and Hyde’ Galaxy
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- * New Finding: Astronomers have identified a galaxy named Virgil, observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
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* New Finding: Astronomers have identified a galaxy named Virgil, observed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
* Early Universe: Virgil existed 800 million years after the Big Bang, in the early universe. The universe is currently estimated too be 13.8 billion years old.
* Infrared observation: The findings suggest that some of the universe’s most extreme objects may only be visible when observed in infrared wavelengths.
* “Little Red Dot” (LRD): Virgil is classified as an LRD – mysterious red objects found in JWST observations of the early universe that astronomers are still trying to understand.
* LRD Timeline: LRDs were abundant around 600 million years after the Big Bang, but their numbers declined significantly by 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.
* Possible Description: LRDs,and possibly galaxies like Virgil,may be linked to actively feeding supermassive black holes hidden by dust.
* JWST as a Time Machine: Because of the time it takes light to travel,JWST essentially allows us to look back in time and observe objects as they were in the past.
* Publication: The research was published in The Astrophysical Journal on November 17th.