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New Dark Matter Model Unlocks Supermassive Black Hole Mystery

2/7/2025

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A groundbreaking model suggests that ultra self-interacting dark matter could be the key to understanding the swift emergence of supermassive black holes in the early universe. By clumping in galactic centers, this dark matter enables rapid black hole growth. Excitingly, observations from the James Webb Space Telescope back this theory, paving the way for future exploration.

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A groundbreaking model suggests that ultra self-interacting dark matter could be the key to understanding the swift emergence of supermassive black holes in the early universe. By clumping in galactic centers, this dark matter enables rapid black hole growth. Excitingly, observations from the James Webb Space Telescope back this theory, paving the way for future exploration.