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Robert Lea

James Webb Space Telescope catches monster black hole napping after 'overeating' in the early universe

An illustration shows an overfeeding black hole in the early universe about to take a nap.

Napping after overfeeding on food is a dilemma many of us will be fortunate to face on Christmas Day. New research has shown that, billions of years ago, some early black holes also had to nap after overindulging.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers spotted a dormant supermassive black hole that existed just 800 million years after the Big Bang. This cosmic monster passed out after a particularly large meal of galactic gas and dust.

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