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Three giant black holes discovered in a galaxy from the dawn of time

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Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding black holes inside a single galaxy more than 12.5 billion light-years away, revealing a remarkable scene from the universe’s infancy. Two of the black holes are separated by just 620 light-years and are expected to eventually merge, while a third lurks farther away. One weighs an astonishing 80 million suns, and another is growing faster than conventional theories predict.

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Astronomers with the help of the James Webb telescope discovered three active supermassive black holes in the galaxy J0148-4214, and the growth of one of them cannot be explained by basic models. Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have discovered three active supermassive black holes in the galaxy J0148-4214, more than 12.5 billion light-years away. The smallest of them grows faster than [...]

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A cosmic monster with three mouths. The Webb telescope has discovered something incredible at the edge of the universe.

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This is the first evidence of three active black holes in a single galaxy in the distant universe.The phrase is from Hannah Übler, research group leader

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Science Daily broke the news in Encinitas, United States on Sunday, October 25, 2026.
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