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James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Quasar-like Objects in Abell 2744 Galaxy Cluster: NASA News Update

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4 March 2024 08:01 a.m.

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James Webb Space Telescope, a collaborative instrument of NASA, United States, European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency Launched into orbit two years ago, it has revolutionized humanity’s view of the formation of early galaxies. It also led to the discovery of many early galaxies. More than previously expected Including revealing some new objects.

Recently, a group of astronomers led by an astronomer from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel said images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope show the Abell 2744 galaxy cluster at an unprecedented depth. and found three compact red objects that stood out. The appearance of the “red spot” made us immediately suspect that it was a quasar-like object, an object that resembles a star as a point of light. Some theories say that it is a black hole at the center of a galaxy that emits bright light.

These supermassive black holes lie at the centers of galaxies and are actively consuming surrounding material and matter. The absorption of matter into the black hole causes the release of enormous amounts of radiation, covering the galaxy that hosts the black hole. It creates a compact and bright shape resembling a star.

Credit : NASA, ESA, N. Bartmann.

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