University of Texas-Austin: Webb Telescope Detects Most Distant Active Supermassive Black Hole
July 07, 2023
July 07, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe.
In addition to the black hole in CEERS 1019, the researchers identified two more black ho . . .
Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe.
In addition to the black hole in CEERS 1019, the researchers identified two more black ho . . .