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SCIENCEMay 27 · 18:37 UTCARS TECHNICAJohn Timmer

"Little red dot" in early Universe is a naked supermassive black hole

The James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'little red dot' in the early Universe, confirmed as a supermassive black hole with minimal surrounding galaxy. Gravitational lensing magnified Abell 2744−QSO1, revealing it as it appeared 700 million years after the Big Bang.

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