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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

New black hole discovery changes what we know about cosmic evolution

Supermassive black holes may not be as massive as previously thought, according to a new discovery by scientists.

Astronomers from the University of Southampton, working with colleagues from France, Germany, Portugal and Belgium, made the revelation after examining an infant galaxy 12 billion light-years from Earth for the first time using a new powerful telescope.

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