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Black hole born without stellar parent, evidence suggests
‘Direct collapse’ from gas may explain observations in remote galaxy
Galaxy CR7 (illustrated) could harbor an unusual black hole that formed directly from a massive gas cloud, a new study suggests.
M. Kornmesser/ESO
A remote galaxy might harbor a type of black hole that arises directly from a massive cloud of gas rather than forming after the death of a star. This rare specimen could explain how some galaxies built gargantuan black holes in the first billion years or so after the Big Bang.
