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Webb spots the most distant active supermassive black hole

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A very early example of a supermassive black holes was recently discovered, dating back to just 570 million years after the big bang.

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  1. ZME Science

    James Webb Space Telescope discovers most distant active supermassive black hole (opens ZME Science)

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    Astronomers are still curious why some of the oldest blackholes are still "lightweights."

  2. Insider

    James Webb Space Telescope spots a supermassive black hole in the early universe, much sooner after the Big Bang than scientists can explain (opens Insider)

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    NASA's Webb telescope spotted an active supermassive black hole that existed 570 million years after the Big Bang. That's really early.

  3. Phys

    Webb detects most distant active supermassive black hole to date (opens Phys)

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    It's a bonanza: The universe is absolutely teeming with black holes. Researchers have long known this, but less massive black holes that existed in the early universe were too dim to detect—that is until the James Webb Space Telescope began taking observations.

  4. Fox News

    James Webb Space Telescope detects most distant active supermassive black hole ever seen (opens Fox News)

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    A team of researchers has used the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover the most distant active supermassive black hole seen to date, as well as other finds.

  5. Engadget

    James Webb telescope captures the most distant active supermassive black hole yet (opens Engadget)

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    As part of the Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) Survey, researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole we've seen to date..

  6. Digital Trends

    Webb spots the most distant active supermassive black hole (opens Digital Trends)

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    A very early example of a supermassive black holes was recently discovered, dating back to just 570 million years after the big bang.

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