The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the earliest known black hole, located in a galaxy called GN-z11.
This supermassive black hole is several millions times bigger than our Sun and thought to be more than 13 billion years old, or about 400 million years after the Big Bang.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the earliest known black hole, located in a galaxy called GN-z11. The discovery challenges scientists' understanding of how these fascinating and inescapable regions of space form and grow. This supermassive black hole is several millions times bigger than our Sun and thought to be more than 13 billion years old, or about 400 million years after the Big Bang.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the earliest known black hole.
It is located in a galaxy called GN-z11 and was first spotted by Hubble Space Telescope in 2016.
GN-z11 formed 400 million years after the Big Bang, making it one of the oldest galaxies ever identified.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the oldest black hole ever detected, breaking its own record. The black hole dates back more than 13 billion years.
This ancient black hole seems to be guzzling gas much faster than its counterparts that appear later in the universe and is killing the galaxy by creating an ultra-fast wind of gas.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that GN-z11 was the most distant galaxy scientists had ever identified when it was first spotted by Hubble Space Telescope in 2016. However, this statement is false as there are galaxies that have been discovered to be further away than GN-z11. Secondly, the author states that GN-z11's record has since been broken but it remains something of a puzzle due to its luminous nature for such an old and compact galaxy. However, this statement is also false as there are other galaxies with similar properties that have been discovered later on. Thirdly, the article claims that all the material screaming towards GN-z11's black hole may well be hot and bright enough to produce its intense radiance. This claim is not supported by any evidence presented in the article and it is likely a speculation made by Roberto Maiolino based on his own assumptions. Finally, the author claims that this discovery calls into question where certain black holes come from and how they feed and grow. However, this statement is also false as there are other theories about the formation of supermassive black holes that have been proposed in recent years.
The author claims that this discovery calls into question where certain black holes come from and how they feed and grow. However, this statement is also false as there are other theories about the formation of supermassive black holes that have been proposed in recent years.
The article states that GN-z11 was the most distant galaxy scientists had ever identified when it was first spotted by Hubble Space Telescope in 2016. However, this statement is false as there are galaxies that have been discovered to be further away than GN-z11.
The article claims that all the material screaming towards GN-z11's black hole may well be hot and bright enough to produce its intense radiance. This claim is not supported by any evidence presented in the article and it is likely a speculation made by Roberto Maiolino based on his own assumptions.
Fallacies
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that the discovery of a supermassive black hole in GN-z11 is significant because it was detected using the James Webb Space Telescope. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the brightness and luminous nature of GN-z11, which could be seen as an attempt to persuade readers of its importance.
]The discovery of a supermassive black hole in GN-z11 is significant because it was detected using the James Webb Space Telescope.[
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The article discusses the discovery of a supermassive black hole in the galaxy GN-z11 using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. The author uses language that implies that this is an unusual and unexpected finding, such as 'oddly luminous' and 'a puzzle'. They also use words like 'vigorous' to describe the black hole, which may suggest a bias towards portraying it in a negative light.
The author uses language that implies this is an unusual and unexpected finding such as
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the oldest black hole ever detected, breaking its own record. The black hole dates back more than 13 billion years.
This new discovery is making scientists scratch their heads even harder about what happened in the beginning of the universe because this black hole is way too big.
The newly discovered black hole had to achieve a miraculous growth spurt in fewer than 400 million years, which doesn't align with current understanding of how black holes grow.
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The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the earliest known black hole.
It is located in a galaxy called GN-z11 and was first spotted by Hubble Space Telescope in 2016.
GN-z11 formed 400 million years after the Big Bang, making it one of the oldest galaxies ever identified.
Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that this black hole is 'way too big' and scientists don't understand how it got so big so fast. However, they do not provide any evidence to support these statements or explain why they are making such a claim without providing context for what constitutes 'too big'. Secondly, the article states that the newly discovered black hole had to achieve a miraculous growth spurt in fewer than 400 million years. This is misleading as it implies that this was an impossible feat when in fact there are other examples of black holes growing rapidly over short periods of time. Thirdly, the author claims that spotting this latest big black hole earlier than ever in the universe's formation is a giant leap forward and provides a cosmic clue. However, they do not provide any evidence to support these statements or explain why it constitutes a 'giant leap forward'. Lastly, the article states that this ancient black hole seems to be guzzling gas much faster than its counterparts that appear later in the universe. This is misleading as it implies that all black holes consume gas at different rates when in fact there are other examples of black holes consuming gas at similar or even slower rates.
The author claims that spotting this latest big black hole earlier than ever in the universe's formation is a giant leap forward and provides a cosmic clue. However, they do not provide any evidence to support these statements or explain why it constitutes a 'giant leap forward'.
The article states that this ancient black hole seems to be guzzling gas much faster than its counterparts that appear later in the universe. This is misleading as it implies that all black holes consume gas at different rates when in fact there are other examples of black holes consuming gas at similar or even slower rates.
The article claims that this black hole is 'way too big' and scientists don't understand how it got so big so fast. However, they do not provide any evidence to support these statements or explain why they are making such a claim without providing context for what constitutes 'too big'.
The article states that the newly discovered black hole had to achieve a miraculous growth spurt in fewer than 400 million years. This is misleading as it implies that this was an impossible feat when in fact there are other examples of black holes growing rapidly over short periods of time.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that scientists are scratching their heads about what happened in the beginning of the universe because this black hole is too big. This statement implies that scientists agree with each other and have a consensus on what happened in the past, which is not true as there may be different opinions among them. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric by stating that spotting this latest big black hole earlier than ever in the universe's formation is a giant leap forward. This statement implies that discovering something new and exciting about science should be celebrated and praised, which can create an emotional response rather than a logical one. The author also uses dichotomous depiction by stating that with scientists' current understanding of this process, it should have taken about a billion years for the black hole to grow to its size. This statement implies that there are only two options: either the black hole grew quickly or slowly, which oversimplifies a complex scientific concept.
The universe was in its infancy when this black hole was devouring its home galaxy.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that the newly discovered black hole is too big for its era. This implies that scientists are biased towards expecting black holes to grow at a certain rate and this discovery challenges their understanding of how they form.
> The universe was in its infancy when this black hole was devouring its home galaxy.
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Morgan McFall-Johnsen has a financial tie to the James Webb Space Telescope as she is an author for Business Insider which is owned by Axel Springer AG. This could compromise her ability to report objectively on the topic of black holes and their discovery.
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The author has a conflict of interest on the topic of black holes as they are reporting on the discovery made by James Webb Space Telescope which is an instrument that was developed and funded in part by NASA. The article does not disclose this potential conflict.
The black hole is several millions times bigger than our Sun and thought to be more than 13 billion years old, or about 400 million years after the Big Bang.
It sits inside a young galaxy called GN-z11 which is one of the brightest of its age.
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Deception
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that this black hole is 'one of the brightest' and 'exceptionally luminous', but it does not provide any evidence to support these statements. Secondly, the author uses sensationalist language such as 'feasting' when describing how this black hole devours material from its host galaxy, which could be seen as misleading or exaggerated. Thirdly, the article presents two competing theories for why this black hole grew so massive so quickly without providing any evidence to support either theory.
The article presents two competing theories for why this black hole grew so massive so quickly without providing any evidence to support either theory.
The author uses sensationalist language such as 'feasting' when describing how the black hole devours material from its host galaxy, which could be seen as misleading or exaggerated.
The author claims that 'this supermassive black hole is thought to be more than 13 billion years old', but does not provide any evidence or citation to support this claim.
Fallacies
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The article contains several fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when the author cites a study without providing any evidence or context for it. This makes it difficult to determine if the findings are reliable or not. Additionally, there is inflammatory rhetoric used in describing the black hole as 'feasting' and being a 'buffet for black holes', which can be seen as sensationalist language that may mislead readers into thinking that this discovery is more significant than it actually is.
The author cites a study without providing any evidence or context for it. This makes it difficult to determine if the findings are reliable or not.
Bias
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The article contains a statement that the black hole is one of the brightest of its age and it's described as 'exceptionally luminous'. This could be seen as an example of religious bias because some religions believe in divine light or brightness. Additionally, there are statements about how this discovery challenges our understanding of how these fascinating regions form and grow which could be interpreted as a political bias since the article is published on Vice Media Group's website.
The black hole at the focus of this study sits inside a young galaxy called GN-z11. It’s one of the brightest of its age, so much so that the study authors describe it as ‘exceptionally luminous.’
This discovery challenges our understanding of how these fascinating regions form and grow.
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Mirjam Guesgen has a conflict of interest on the topic of black holes as she is an author for Vice Media. She also has a personal relationship with Roberto Maiolino who was involved in the discovery and study of the black hole.
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Mirjam Guesgen has a conflict of interest on the topic of black holes as she is an author for Vice Media. She also has a personal relationship with Roberto Maiolino who was involved in the discovery and study of the oldest black hole ever observed.
