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James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery

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Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes.

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They were 10,000 more massive than our Sun, burned like cosmic furnaces and could only exist once in the history of the universe. For twenty years, astronomers sought proof of their existence. The James Webb telescope has finally found it, hidden in a chemical imbalance that no one else [...]

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Live Science broke the news in United States on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
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