Astronomers Find Early Fast-Feeding Black Hole Using NASA …
1 day ago · The black hole, called LID-568, was hidden among thousands of objects in the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s COSMOS legacy survey, a catalog resulting from some 4.6 million seconds of Chandra observations. This population of galaxies is very bright in the X-ray light, but invisible in optical and previous near-infrared observations.
This Black Hole Is Eating Stuff at Over 40 Times The Theoretical Limit
A supermassive black hole in the early Universe is the most voracious of its kind we've ever seen. It's sitting in the middle of a galaxy called LID-568, as seen just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, appearing to guzzle down material at a jaw-dropping rate of over 40 times a theoretical maximum known as the Eddington limit.
Webb telescope reveals rapid growth of primordial black hole
Nov 5, 2024 · The new Webb observations involve a supermassive black hole called LID-568 that existed when the cosmos was about 11% its current age - about 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang event 13.8...
A super-Eddington-accreting black hole ~1.5 Gyr after the Big …
Nov 4, 2024 · LID-568 represents an elusive low-mass black hole experiencing super-Eddington accretion as invoked by models of early black hole formation. This discovery showcases a previously undiscovered...
NSF NOIRLab Astronomers Discover the Fastest-Feeding Black …
Nov 4, 2024 · The discovery of LID-568 also shows that it’s possible for a black hole to exceed its Eddington limit, and provides the first opportunity for astronomers to study how this happens. It’s possible that the powerful outflows observed in LID-568 may be acting as a release valve for the excess energy generated by the extreme accretion ...
Astronomers discover the fastest-feeding black hole in the early ...
Nov 4, 2024 · LID-568 was discovered by a cross-institutional team of astronomers led by International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab astronomer Hyewon Suh. They used the James Webb Space Telescope...
Webb Telescope Shows a Black Hole Breaking a Theoretical Limit
2 days ago · LID-568 appeared to be consuming infalling material - known as accretion - at more than 40 times the previously believed maximum for such activity. This maximum is known as the Eddington limit.
NSF NOIRLab astronomers discover the fastest- | EurekAlert!
Nov 4, 2024 · LID-568 was discovered by a cross-institutional team of astronomers led by International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab astronomer Hyewon Suh. They used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to...
Chandra :: Photo Album :: LID-568 :: November 4, 2024
Nov 4, 2024 · Using data from NASA's JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of astronomers have discovered this low-mass supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang. It is pulling in matter at a phenomenal rate — over 40 times the theoretical limit.
Fastest-feeding black hole found in the early universe
Nov 5, 2024 · With JWST’s NIRSpec, the team discovered unexpected outflows of gas around LID-568, hinting at substantial mass growth occurring in a single, rapid episode. These outflows offered clues to how the black hole could be feeding so aggressively. “This serendipitous result added a new dimension to our understanding of the system and opened up ...
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