Oldest and Most Distant Black Hole Detected, Sheds Light on Early Universe

The black hole formed from colossal clouds of gas that collapsed in a galaxy next to one with stars.
The black hole is 10 times bigger than the one in our Milky Way.
The detection was made possible by the Abell cluster of galaxies.
The oldest and most distant black hole was detected 470 million years after the big bang.
The research was led by Akos Bogdan from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA).

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope have detected the oldest and most distant black hole ever found, located within the early universe just 470 million years after the big bang. This discovery, which was published in the journal Nature Astronomy, may help astronomers understand how some of the first supermassive black holes formed.

The detection was made possible by the Abell cluster of galaxies, which intensified the light of the UHZ1 galaxy and the X-rays released by the black hole. The black hole is 10 times bigger than the one in our Milky Way and its existence confirms the theory that supermassive black holes were part of the early universe.

The research was led by Akos Bogdan from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA). The researchers believe the black hole formed from colossal clouds of gas that collapsed in a galaxy next to one with stars. The two galaxies merged, and the black hole took over.

There is a possibility that the Webb telescope may have spotted an even older black hole, but it has yet to be observed in X-rays and verified. This discovery is significant for understanding how supermassive black holes formed and evolved in the early universe, and it opens up new avenues for further research in this field.

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Astronomers discover record-breaking black hole from early universe

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Telescopes spot the oldest and most distant black hole formed after the big bang

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Researchers discover oldest known black hole that existed not long after the Big Bang

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Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang

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Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470M years after the Big Bang

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