The Early Universe Supercharged Black Hole Growth

The early universe supercharged black hole growth

Astronomers may have finally cracked one of the universe’s biggest mysteries: how black holes grew so enormous so fast after the Big Bang. New simulations show that early, chaotic galaxies created perfect conditions for small “baby” black holes to go on extreme growth spurts, devouring gas at astonishing rates. These feeding frenzies allowed modest black holes—once thought too puny to matter—to balloon into monsters tens of thousands of times th…

How baby black holes became giants in the early universe

One of astronomy’s biggest mysteries has long puzzled scientists: how did black holes grow so enormous so quickly after the universe was born? New research from Maynooth University in Ireland may finally provide a clear answer. According to a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers found that the chaotic conditions of the early universe allowed […] The post How baby black holes became giants in the early universe appeared first on Knowr…