James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns
· elizabeth howell
AI Briefing
- • James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, 10 billion light-years away from Earth.
- • The black hole is invisible in all wavelengths and weighs as much as 6 billion suns.
- • JWST uses a cosmic magnifying glass to determine the black hole's mass.
Source Summary
JWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass.
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