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Most distant supermassive black hole known to science is detected by astronomers more than 13 BILLION light years from Earth

    Researchers used the ALMA telescope array in Chile to discover the quasar
    A quasar is a type of supermassive black hole that is releasing a lot of energy
    This object was discovered when the universe was just 670 million years old
    The discovery can help researchers better understand how these objects form
    Its age and size brings into doubt theories they were formed from collapsed star clusters, with researchers suggesting they instead feast on  cold hydrogen gas

By Ryan Morrison For Mailonline

Published: 12:15 EST, 12 January 2021 | Updated: 15:39 EST, 12 January 2021



The most distant supermassive black hole known to science has been detected by astronomers - and it is more than 13 billion light years from the Earth.

Experts from the University of Arizona say the quasar - which is a form of energetic supermassive black hole - formed when the universe was just 670 million years old. 

Quasars occur when the powerful gravity of a supermassive black hole at a galaxy's core draws in surrounding material that forms an orbiting disk of superheated material around the black hole - releasing tremendous amounts of energy.

Equivalent to the mass of 1.6 billion Suns and more than 1,000 times brighter than our entire Milky Way Galaxy - it grew relatively quickly after the Big Bang. 

The time it was discovered and its size brings current theories that supermassive black holes form from collapsed star clusters into question, with astronomers suggesting they may form from collapsed primordial cold hydrogen gas.

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The LIGO gravity wave detector is limited by seismic noise. The future space mission LISA is a gravity wave detector that will be free of seismic noise, and it will be much more sensitive than LIGO. It will find the earliest supermassive black holes.

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The LIGO gravity wave detector is limited by seismic noise. The future space mission LISA is a gravity wave detector that will be free of seismic noise, and it will be much more sensitive than LIGO. It will find the earliest supermassive black holes.

https://www.jaymaron.com/telescopes.html

That's awesome. When is LISA projected to go online?