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The inexplicably massive black hole from the origin of the universe refutes previous explanations

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The cosmic enigma created by evidence of seemingly massive black holes in the very early universe continues to deepen. JWST observations of one such anomaly, known as J1120+0641, show that the once-favored explanation for how these objects could emit so much light so quickly after the Big Bang is unlikely, forcing astronomers to try again. … Read more

Space Discovery: Astronomers watch a smart supermassive black hole in real time

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Astronomers are witnessing a spectacle never before seen in the cosmos: the awakening of a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy. In late 2019, a team of astronomers spotted an unusual galaxy called SDSS1335+0728, 300 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. A sudden bump in the galaxy’s brightness was automatically … Read more