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James Webb Telescope Reveals Early Quasars, Redefines Dark Matter Role

2/17/2025

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The James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled quasars that emerged just 800 million years post-Big Bang, shaking the foundations of our understanding of supermassive black hole formation. A groundbreaking study proposes that superself-interacting dark matter played a crucial role in their swift emergence, potentially transforming our grasp of dark matter's influence on the cosmos.

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The James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled quasars that emerged just 800 million years post-Big Bang, shaking the foundations of our understanding of supermassive black hole formation. A groundbreaking study proposes that superself-interacting dark matter played a crucial role in their swift emergence, potentially transforming our grasp of dark matter's influence on the cosmos.