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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marcia Dunn

Oldest black hole discovered dating back to 470 million years after the Big Bang

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Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, a cosmic beast formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.

The findings, published Monday, confirm what until now were theories that supermassive black holes existed at the dawn of the universe. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-Ray Observatory teamed up over the past year to make the observations.

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