Ancient Black Hole: The Universe's Earliest Monster

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Ancient Black Hole: The Universe's Earliest Monster
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An international team using the James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the existence of the earliest known black hole in a galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9, dating back 500 million years after the Big Bang. This black hole is exceptionally massive, about 300 million times the mass of the Sun, and provides valuable insights into black hole growth and galaxy evolution in the early universe.

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