Astronomers Spot the Earliest Confirmed Black Hole at Cosmic Dawn

Astronomers Spot the Earliest Confirmed Black Hole at Cosmic Dawn
By Matthew Williams (https://ift.tt/tRLklWw)

An international team of astronomers led by The University of Texas at Austin’s Cosmic Frontier Center has confirmed the most distant black hole ever observed. Located at the center of the galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, this black hole existed 13.3 billion years ago, just 500 million years after the Big Bang. As such, it provides a unique opportunity to study the structure and evolution of the period known as "Cosmic Dawn."

August 10, 2025 at 12:27AM
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