These are the first massive black holes from the early universe

By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 1805 GMT (0205 HKT) January 23, 2019

The Blue Ring Nebula is thought to be a never-before-seen phase that occurs after the merger of two stars. Debris flowing out from the merger was sliced by a disk around one of the stars, creating two cones of material glowing in ultraviolet light.
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