Earliest Known Black Hole Found Just 500 Million Years After the Big Bang
Aug 8, 2025 - 18:00

Astronomers have confirmed the most distant black hole ever discovered, lurking in a compact galaxy just 500 million years after the Big Bang. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team identified clear spectroscopic evidence of the object, offering new insight into early black hole growth and their role in forming galaxies during the universe’s infancy.