Astronomers have identified a unique celestial object, initially thought to be Earendel—the most distant star ever observed, with light traveling 13 billion years to Earth. Recent analyses suggest this bright dot may not be a star but an entirely new type of space object. The object's unusual characteristics, including its own light emission, challenge existing comet theories. Insights from studies of the oldest known black hole and its surroundings may explain the object's distinctive ruby color. Additionally, observations of a black hole emitting a 3,000 light-year plasma beam while consuming a galaxy have been reported. A related discovery involves a strange flash of light from near the universe's beginning, which could assist astronomers in mapping elusive intergalactic gas, acting like a flashbulb illuminating dark space.
A strange flash of light from near the beginning of the universe could help astronomers map difficult-to-see gas in between galaxies, like a flashbulb in a dark room. https://t.co/P4ojCOz7YT
Scientists baffled as mysterious interstellar object produces its own light... defying comet theory https://t.co/GlJQE9uoJa
Black hole shooting a 3,000 light-year long plasma beam through space as it devours a galaxy. NASA https://t.co/bRR7x675vF