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Telescope Spots Two Black Holes on the Cusp of Merging

Telescope Spots Two Black Holes on the Cusp of Merging
NYT Science Wednesday 12 August 2026, 08:00 UTC By Amanda Schupak 1 min read
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Engineers working with the James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared spectrograph. The instrument can tease apart the individual wavelengths of light hitting it, which allowed scientists to observe gases behaving in ways only a black hole’s pull can cause.

Engineers working with the James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared spectrograph. The instrument can tease apart the individual wavelengths of light hitting it, which allowed scientists to observe gases behaving in ways only a black hole’s pull can cause. [Image text:] .0 oSnec OAIS SN TARE 654K
the Cusp of Merging Engineers (ORG) the James Webb Space Telescope’s (ORG)
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