Astronomers have identified a young black hole that is growing at a high speed. It formed only 1 billion years after the Big Bang. This discovery helps to understand how massive black holes emerged in the early universe.
Researchers have found a blazar – one of the rare and powerful active galactic nuclei. Its light has traveled 12.9 billion light-years to reach Earth now. This indicates that such physical phenomena may have been common in the early universe.
Blazars and the Growth of Black Holes
Blazars are extremely bright and emit high-frequency electromagnetic radiation. They emit a strong stream of particles that can be observed from Earth. These radiation streams are generated through the magnetic fields of black holes and may drive their rapid growth.
Scientists have determined that black holes with blazars can gain mass more quickly. This helps to understand how rapidly developing massive black holes formed in the early universe.
The research was published in ScitechDaily and was conducted by a scientific team led by Eduardo Bañados.
