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Incredible pictures give glimpse at ‘dawn of the universe’ as oldest black hole discovered

11 December 2023

Reflecting on the images, Professor Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) said "These results, using the power of JWST to peer back through time, suggest that some black holes instead grew at a tremendous rate in the young universe, far faster than we expected."

Read: Express, More: The Guardian