The Weirdness of Early Universe SMBHs Gets Even Weirder
Universe Today • 5/27/2026 – 5/28/2026
Summary
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed unusual characteristics of supermassive black holes (SMBH) in the early Universe, with many being more massive than previously thought. Astronomers using the JWST have discovered one SMBH that appears to have formed before its galaxy.
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