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Researchers Measure the Environment Where the First Supermassive Black Holes Formed

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Researchers Measure the Environment Where the First Supermassive Black Holes Formed
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Scientists theorize that the rapid emergence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the early Universe can be explained by the direct-collapse black hole (DCBH) scenario. In a recent study, astronomers investigated the potential host environments of DCBHs and found that this scenario is a plausible explanation for how the "seeds" of SMBH formed.

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