{
  "id": 1411532,
  "title": "Rohan Naidu: The mind behind the black hole star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/rohan-naidu-the-mind-behind-the-black-hole-star",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T03:06:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/hyderabad-born-astronomer-rohan-naidu-who-dropped-out-of-engineering-at-18-loves-test-cricket-is-behind-the-black-hole-star-discovery/articleshow/133285105.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an extraordinary red object that might represent a new type of celestial body: a \"black hole star\". The researchers believe the object, named MoM-BH-1, is roughly the size of our solar system but shines with the brightness of 100 billion ordinary stars. Rohan Naidu, a Hyderabad-born astronomer and lead author of the study, suggests the extreme brightness could be coming from a central black hole surrounded by a massive envelope of dense hydrogen.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}