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Groundbreaking Discovery of the First Ever Direct Collapse Black Hole

2025-07-28 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Top Comments (10)

@GuardianOfUltima 2025-07-28

And here I thought my wallet was the first ever direct collapse black hole.

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@user-cb3qr9dt2k 2025-07-28

This is amazing, JWST is such a blessing for us at this time. Thank you Anton.

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@randallpetersen9164 2025-07-28

Direct collapse has always made the most sense to me. I don't see how any other model could explain the supermassive black holes near the dawn of the universe.

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@alfredsutton4412 2025-07-29

Thank you again, Anton. You find the most interesting stories to share.

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@nedflanders3769 2025-07-28

Suuuuuper interesting stuff as always, Anton. 👌

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@woodsyshroomer 2025-07-28

Thanks Anton, fascinating as ever.

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@jlynch1024 2025-07-29

Excellent video Anton. What an amazing find!

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@StephBowen-j9t 2025-07-29

9:54 “To the Infinity Galaxy…And Beyond” is a hell of a title!

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@benlap1977 2025-07-29

You wait 500 years for an owl galaxy to turn up and then there's two of them in a row!

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@arctic_haze 2025-07-28

I am glad this has been finally observed. There is no better explanation of how the massive black holes in the centers of galaxies were formed.

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