James Webb Space Telescope weighs 'sleeping giant' black hole from 10 billion light-years away - and it's 6 billion times our sun's mass
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have measured the mass of a dormant supermassive black hole located 10 billion light-years away. The black hole is estimated to be 6 billion times the mass of the sun.
Why it matters
This discovery provides critical data for understanding how supermassive black holes evolve and influence the development of galaxies over cosmic time.
James Webb Space Telescope James Webb Space Telescope weighs 'sleeping giant' black hole from 10 billion light-years away - and it's 6 billion times our sun's mass News By Robert Lea published 8 June 2026 "We can now undertake a more complete census of how black holes develop over time and infer their role in shaping galaxy evolution."
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