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Astronomers Discover MoM-BH*-1, a 100B× Energy “Black Hole Star”

8/12/2026

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Astronomers announced a new “black hole star” called MoM-BH*-1, which lies 30 billion light-years away and radiates about 100 billion times more energy than any known star.
Rohan Naidu of the University of Hawaii says a black hole in gas creates the red glow, with spectral data showing gas, not dust, causes it.
Scientists propose MoM-BH*-1 could seed black holes, explain “red dots,” and will be followed up by JWST in December.

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Astronomers announced a new “black hole star” called MoM-BH*-1, which lies 30 billion light-years away and radiates about 100 billion times more energy than any known star.
Rohan Naidu of the University of Hawaii says a black hole in gas creates the red glow, with spectral data showing gas, not dust, causes it.
Scientists propose MoM-BH*-1 could seed black holes, explain “red dots,” and will be followed up by JWST in December.