From :- Sky & Telescope By :- AAS NOWA Edited by :- Amal Udawatta JWST image of the Infinity Galaxy. ASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, P. van Dokkum (Yale University) Researchers have discovered a rare ring-galaxy duo that appears to harbor a supermassive black hole formed through direct collapse — a process similar to what may have jump-started the growth of the first supermassive black holes in the universe. Researchers have discovered a rare ring-galaxy duo that appears to harbor a supermassive black hole formed through direct collapse. Searching for Oddballs A portion of the COSMOS-Web field. ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Gozaliasl, A. Koekemoer, M. Franco, and the COSMOS-Web team; CC BY 4.0 To find something remarkable, sometimes you have to go looking for it. As described in an article published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters , a research team led by Pieter van Dokkum (Yale University; Dragonfly Focused Research Organization) recently struck gold in their sea...