James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Earliest Pair of Black Hole-Powered Quasars, Challenging Early Universe Models

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Published: 2026-11-12
Category: science
Source: Space.com

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered the oldest pair of supermassive black hole-powered quasars ever observed. The existence of these quasars so early in the universe's age presents a significant challenge to current theoretical explanations for how such giant quasars could form and exist at that epoch.

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