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JWST May Have Discovered a New Cosmic Object: The Black Hole Star

Aug 27, 202615 min
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Gigantic black holes existed in a cosmic eyeblink after the Big Bang. That should be impossible. The James Webb Space Telescope has either made the problem much worse, or solved it by discovering the first Black Hole Star.

Season 2026 Episodes16

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Matthew O’Dowd

Matthew O’Dowd

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Episode Summary

"JWST May Have Discovered a New Cosmic Object: The Black Hole Star" is episode 16 of PBS Space Time season 2026. It aired on August 27, 2026.