JWST Detects Most Distant Dormant Supermassive Black Hole

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Published: 2026-06-10T15:54:00Z
Category: science
Source: NASA Science / India TV News
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The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most distant dormant supermassive black hole to date, located over 10 billion light-years away. This discovery in galaxy MRG-M0138, weighing approximately six billion Suns, provides valuable data on the early universe and the co-evolution of black holes and galaxies. Gravitational lensing significantly aided this observation.

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