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EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 42 MIN

Early Universe Illusions: How the James Webb Space Telescope Uncovered Supermassive Black Holes Disguised as Dead Galaxies

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Discover how an impenetrable fog of primordial hydrogen tricked astronomers into seeing aged stellar populations, and how new JWST data revealed the violently feeding black holes hiding underneath.

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