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James Webb Telescope up-ends astronomers' theories

The James Webb Telescope's image of the star called Wolf Rayet (NASA).jpg

The James Webb Telescope's image of the star called Wolf Rayet. Source: Supplied / NASA

Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using the Webb Space Telescope, but that record isn’t expected to last. The latest discovery marks a year since the first set of images were released by NASA from The James Webb Space Telescope.


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By Allan Lee

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Astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole yet using the Webb Space Telescope, but that record isn’t expected to last. The latest discovery marks a year since the first set of images were released by NASA from The James Webb Space Telescope.


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