James Webb Reveals a Hidden Supermassive Black Hole in the Early Universe

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New James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal that a seemingly ordinary young galaxy, seen just 800 million years after the Big Bang, hides a rapidly growing, dust-enshrouded supermassive black hole.Infrared data from JWST’s MIRI instrument challenge established models of black hole and galaxy co-evolution and suggest that many similar objects may remain undetected across the universe.Thank you for listening to Bedtime Astronomy — your guide to the cosmos. New episodes on space exploration, NASA missions & the latest astronomy breakthroughs.

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