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Primordial Black Hole Discovery Challenges Cosmic Formation Theories

9/5/2025

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Scientists may have identified the first primordial black hole, formed shortly after the Big Bang, via the James Webb Space Telescope.
This black hole, approximately 300 million times the mass of the sun, challenges current theories of cosmic formation, indicating black holes could exist before galaxies.
The finding supports Stephen Hawking's predictions but needs further validation in the coming decade.

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Scientists may have identified the first primordial black hole, formed shortly after the Big Bang, via the James Webb Space Telescope.
This black hole, approximately 300 million times the mass of the sun, challenges current theories of cosmic formation, indicating black holes could exist before galaxies.
The finding supports Stephen Hawking's predictions but needs further validation in the coming decade.