To 'Infinity' and Beyond: Direct Evidence of Black Hole Birth Found in Galaxy Named 'Infinity'

To 'infinity' and beyond: Direct evidence of black hole birth found in galaxy named 'Infinity'

Yale astronomer Pieter van Dokkum and a team of researchers have discovered an object in space they call the "Infinity" galaxy—two recently-collided galaxies that, together, look like the symbol for infinity.

Webb spots 'Infinity Galaxy' that sheds light on black hole formation

Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they dubbed the Infinity Galaxy. It appears to support a leading theory on how some supermassive black holes form. Although "Infinity Galaxy" sounds like a place Thanos would hang out, it merely describes its appearance. Two compact, red nuclei, each surrounded by a ring, give the cluster the shape of an infinity symbol. What's i…

To ‘Infinity’ and beyond — a look at a newborn black hole

A Yale-led astronomy team may have discovered the first direct evidence of a supermassive black hole just after it formed — in a galaxy they’re calling “Infinity.”

The Infinity Galaxy: Possible ‘Direct Collapse’ Black Hole Found

The Infinity Galaxy: Possible ‘Direct Collapse’ Black Hole Found | Webb TelescopeThe Infinity Galaxy, the result of two colliding spiral galaxies, is composed of two rings of stars (seen as ovals at upper right and lower left). The two nuclei of the spiral galaxies are seen represented in yellow within the rings. Glowing hydrogen that has been stripped of its electrons between the two galaxies appears green. Astronomers have detected a million-s…

To ‘Infinity’ and Beyond – A Look at a Newborn Black Hole

Discovery of Infinity galaxy provides evidence of a new pathway for black hole formation Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have discovered a cosmic oddity they’ve nicknamed the “Infinity” galaxy — the result of two galaxies colliding to form a shape resembling the infinity symbol. At its center, wrapped in a cloud of gas, may lie something that has never been seen before: a newly formed …

A Candidate Direct-Collapse Black Hole in the Infinity Galaxy

A search for oddities in JWST data has found something remarkable: a pair of galaxies that may have birthed a supermassive black hole.