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Astronomers stunned after James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars
Space.com · By Robert Lea ·
The Brief
- JWST, with help from Gemini North, has identified what is described as the earliest known pair of supermassive black hole-powered quasars.
- Space.com reports astronomers were surprised, as such a pair was not expected to exist at that early epoch.
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Why it matters
If confirmed, the discovery would show that supermassive black holes were already powering quasars in pairs very early in cosmic history, challenging models of how such black holes formed and grew.
Who’s affected
- astronomers studying the early universe and supermassive black holes
- space telescope and observatory researchers
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered the oldest pair of supermassive black hole-powered quasars ever seen. There's just one problem: they shouldn't exist! The compact quasar pair, spotted with the aid of the Gemini North telescope, has been…
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Astronomers stunned after James Webb Space Telescope discovers the earliest pair of black hole-powered quasars