Astronomers Discover a Sleeping Giant: Ancient Black Hole 6 Billion Times the Sun’s Mass
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The imposing James Webb telescope has just looked at one of those objects that are usually almost impossible to see: a supermassive black hole, huge and asleep, located more than 10 billion light years from Earth. It is located in the center of the galaxy MRG-M0138 and has an approximate mass of 6 billion suns. The most surprising thing is that we see it as it was when the universe was only about 3 billion years old, a very early stage of cosmic…
Astronomers Discover a Sleeping Giant: Ancient Black Hole 6 Billion Times the Sun’s Mass
Researchers have identified the most distant dormant black hole known, dating back to the universe’s early history. Astronomers have long relied on brilliant quasars, supermassive black holes actively feeding on surrounding matter, to study the early universe. Yet these luminous objects reveal only part of the story. Now, researchers have detected the most distant dormant [...]
‘A paradigm shift’: Supermassive black hole without a galaxy changes what we thought came first
A recent Webb discovery defies the classic scenario of how black holes form and grow.Space & Spaceflight ‘A Paradigm Shift’: Supermassive Black Hole Without a Galaxy Changes What We Thought Came FirstA recent Webb discovery defies the classic scenario of how black holes form and grow.By Passant Rabie Published May 28, 2026, 5:30 pm ETReading time 3 minutes© Event Horizon Telescope CollaborationComments (15) While probing the dawn of the universe…
Researchers have identified the most distant dormant black hole ever found, located in the galaxy MRG-M0138, more than 10 billion light-years from Earth. The discovery, published in the journal Science, represents a significant advance in understanding the formation of black holes in the early universe. The black hole has an estimated mass of about 6 billion times that of the Sun and was observed when the universe was only 3 billion years old. T…
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