JWST Finds Plenty of Low Mass Black Holes in the Early Universe

JWST finds plenty of low mass black holes in the early universe

Black holes played a critical role in the formation of the early universe. However, astronomers have been debating for a long time just how critical, as the information we had about early black holes, which exist at high red-shifts, was relatively limited.

JWST Finds Plenty Of Low Mass Black Holes In The Early Universe

Black holes played a critical role in the formation of the early universe. However, astronomers have been debating for a long time just how critical, as the information we had about early black holes, which exist at high red-shifts, was relatively limited. A new paper from a group of researchers led by Sophia Geris at the University of Cambridge combined several spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to add some context to the format…

The Infinity Galaxy: A Cosmic Collision Forging a New Understanding of Black Hole Genesis

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has, in its short tenure, become a relentless engine of cosmological discovery, consistently challenging and refining our understanding of the early universe. Among its most profound contributions has been the systematic identification of “impossibly” massive supermassive black holes (SMBHs) powering brilliant quasars at extreme redshifts, some existing when the cosmos was less than a billion years old. Thes…