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James Webb telescope discovers the oldest, most distant black hole in the universe

Headline from Live Science, from the development of Jan 17, 2024

Newest development Jan 18, 2024 · 2 reportsOldest Black Hole Ever Observed Found Close To The Beginning Of Time

The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.

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    James Webb telescope discovers the oldest, most distant black hole in the universe

    Headline from Live Science ·

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    Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Found Close To The Beginning Of Time

    Headline from Forbes ·

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  1. Live Science

    James Webb telescope discovers the oldest, most distant black hole in the universe (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    The James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of the universe's oldest black holes is giving astronomers some vital clues for how they came to be.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    James Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its age (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicate that a galaxy known as GN-z11 has a supermassive black hole at its center — one that's far more massive than astronomers expected.

  3. Insider

    NASA's James Webb Space Telescope broke its own record to discover the oldest black hole yet, but it has astronomers even more confused about the beginning of the universe (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Webb spotted the oldest black hole ever discovered, breaking its own record. But the black hole is eating an entire galaxy to death, and it's too big.

  4. NPR

    The earliest detection of a black hole is made by the James Webb Telescope (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The telescope has revealed the earliest known black hole to date, and it's millions of times larger than our sun.

  5. BGR

    Webb spots oldest black hole ever discovered (opens BGR)

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    BGR's feed description

    The James Webb space telescope has discovered the oldest and most distant black hole in recorded history.

  6. Forbes

    Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Found Close To The Beginning Of Time (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a black hole that dates back almost to the dawn of the universe, more than 13 billion years ago.

  7. Astronomy Magazine

    JWST finds oldest black hole ever seen, and it's hungry (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Astronomy Magazine's feed description

    The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the oldest black hole ever seen, feeding voraciously about 400 million years after the Big Bang.

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