Giant black hole discovered at centre of cosmic ‘spider’s web’ – Yahoo News Australia

Astronomers have discovered six galaxies ensnared in the cosmic “spider’s web” of a supermassive black hole soon after the Big Bang, according to research published Thursday that could help explain the development of these enigmatic monsters.  
Black holes that emerged early in the history of the Universe are thought to have formed from the collapse of the first stars, but astronomers have puzzled over how they expanded into giants.  
The newly discovered black hole — which dates from when th…

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