MIT Astronomers Discover Oldest Known Flickering Quasar, Offering Clues to Early Black Hole Formation

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Published: 2026-06-09
Category: science
Source: MIT News
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Astronomers at MIT have discovered the oldest known flickering quasar, observed when the universe was just 850 million years old. This surprisingly mature black hole could provide crucial insights into how the first supermassive black holes formed in the early universe.

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