Which comes first, the galaxy or the black hole? We don’t know, but scientists have long thought it could be the galaxy: Large stars within an existing galaxy consume their fuel and collapse to form black holes, which can gobble up surrounding material and merge over time to form more massive entities. But it’s hard […]
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Astrophysics, Black Holes, Galaxies, Goddard Space Flight Center, Gravitational Lensing, James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Science & Research, The Universe
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May 27, 2026
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