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Did JWST Solve The Mystery of Supermassive Black Hole Origin

Season 9 Episode 36 | 14m 33s

We’ve just observed the most distant black hole we’ve semi-directly detected. That’s cool enough on its own, but as an added bonus this one smudge may have solved the mystery of the origin of the supermassive black holes in our universe.

Aired: 02/13/24
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