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Astronomers Discover Mama Black Hole That Gives Birth to Stars Instead of Devouring Them

Sputnik International

By Ilya Tsukanov

January 20, 2022

First theorised about in the 18th century and conclusively identified in the early 1970s, black holes – or regions of spacetime where gravity is so powerful that not even light can escape them – remain one of the most fascinating and mysterious phenomena in the universe.
 
NASA’s Hubble Telescope has made an incredible discovery, spotting a black hole engaged in the formation of new stars, rather than swallowing them up.

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