– Most distant dormant black hole discovered, located 10 billion light-years away in galaxy MRG-M0138.
– Mass estimated at 6 billion times the Sun’s mass by studying star speeds via gravitational lensing.
– Black hole is inactive with no accretion or quasar detection.
– Discovery made using James Webb Space Telescope data and gravitational lensing from an intervening galaxy.
– This finding will help astronomers better understand black hole behavior and evolution, and may lead to detecting more similar objects.
Astonish Discovery Indeed
Astronomers have now detect and estimated the mass of the farthest dormant black hole ever discovered. This dark hole, whitch is practically invisible, resides in the galaxy MRG-M0138, located about 10 billion light-years away from us. The team used data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to obtain these results.
How it was found
This black hole is inactive and doesnt accrete surrounding matter at all. According to the researchers, no quasar has been detected either. So, to locate it, they utilized a fenomenon called gravitational lensing caused by another galaxy positioned between MRG-M0138 and Earth. This method alowed them to see the movements of stars located near this black hole.
By studing the speed of these stars, the researchers were able to estimate its mass at around 6 billion times that of the Sun. But thats not all, because thanks to this discovery and the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers can now better understand these black holes.
Further implications
Indeed, their behavior and evolution remain largely unknown mysteries. It might also be posible to detect other similar objects in the universe, which would help astronomers answer questions that have gone unanswered for a long time. This research opens new pathways for understanding cosmic structures.
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