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James Webb telescope: researchers weighing in an inactive black hole
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James Webb telescope: researchers weighing in an inactive black hole

An international research team used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect and weigh an inactive black hole from the early universe for the first time. The black hole, located at the center of the galaxy MRG-M0138 over ten billion light-years away, has approximately six billion solar masses. This measurement extends previous records by 15 times, as inactive black holes are typically harder to detect than active ones, which emit radiation due to accretion processes.

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Der Spiegel logoDer SpiegelIndependentCenter25 days ago
James Webb telescope: researchers weighing in an inactive black hole

An international research team used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect and weigh an inactive black hole from the early universe for the first time. The black hole, located at the center of the galaxy MRG-M0138 over ten billion light-years away, has approximately six billion solar masses. This measurement extends previous records by 15 times, as inactive black holes are typically harder to detect than active ones, which emit radiation due to accretion processes.

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