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Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe. New research may explain how they formed, thanks to primordial "seeds".

"The results we are obtaining are truly unexpected, and all point to a super Eddington-type growth mechanism for black holes.

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Buried in the treasure trove of the Gaia catalog were two strange black hole systems. These were black holes orbiting ...

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NASA's Swift Observatory revealed twin 'monster' black holes devouring a gas cloud in a distant galaxy, creating recurring ...

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Peculiar James Webb Space Telescope observations seem to show gargantuan black holes in the earliest moments of the universe.