ScienceDaily · 2026-10-25 12:07 UTC

Astronomers Identify Three Active Black Holes in a Single Early-Universe Galaxy

Researchers have detected three actively feeding black holes within a galaxy over 12.5 billion light-years away, offering new insights into the early universe. Two of these black holes are closely positioned and expected to merge, while a third lies at a greater distance. One black hole has a mass equivalent to 80 million suns, and another is growing at an unexpectedly rapid rate.

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