Could the secret to black hole formation be locked away in this record-breaking ancient quasar?
12-06-2026 22:00 via space.com

Could the secret to black hole formation be locked away in this record-breaking ancient quasar?

The quasar existed 12.9 billion years ago and shows that supermassive black holes were able to age rapidly in the early universe.
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