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JWST spots dormant black hole 10 billion light-years from Earth

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JWST spots dormant black hole 10 billion light-years from Earth
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Anything unfortunate enough to venture too close to a black hole inevitably falls prey to the gargantuan object’s inescapable gravitational pull. But that doesn’t mean a black hole is constantly devouring its next cosmic meal. In many cases, there comes a time when there simply isn’t anything left in its vicinity to consume. Although these dormant black holes don’t go anywhere, astronomers have a tough time detecting and observing them.



That hasn’t stopped researchers from successfully spotti

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