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James Webb Space Telescope spots billion solar mass black holes
NewsBytes | April 29, 2026 3:39 AM CST

Decaying dark matter triggers direct collapse

A new study suggests that as dark matter particles decayed in the early universe, they released energy that stopped gas clouds from forming stars. Instead, those clouds collapsed straight into huge black holes.
This "direct collapse" idea could explain how these giants showed up so fast and gives us a fresh look at how dark matter shaped the universe we see today.


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