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Did JWST Solve The Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Origin

We’ve just observed the most distant black hole we’ve semi-directly detected. That’s cool enough on its own, but as an added bonus this one smudge may have solved the mystery of the origin of the supermassive black holes in our universe.

Did JWST Solve The Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Origin

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We’ve just observed the most distant black hole we’ve semi-directly detected. That’s cool enough on its own, but as an added bonus this one smudge may have solved the mystery of the origin of the supermassive black holes in our universe.

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