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Earliest flickering quasar yet seen challenges early black hole theories
Key Takeaways
- Astronomers detected flickering from quasar J0439+1634 in the early universe.
- The quasar is seen as it existed about 850 million years after the Big Bang.
- Its variability suggests a flat accretion disk, unusual for such an early epoch.
- The finding complicates theories of how supermassive black holes formed so quickly.
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DT Editorial Team··via universetoday.com
