Astronomers Spot Enigmatic Early-Universe Object Larger Than Solar System

Brief By Nature.com / 12:08 PM on 14 Aug 2026

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope identified MoM-BH-1*, an object from the early universe larger than our Solar System. It shines like 100 billion Suns and may contain a black hole 100,000 times the Sun’s mass, surrounded by a hydrogen envelope. Researchers say it could represent a cosmic class.