External News Details

• Publication: CNN
• Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/world/massive-black-holes-early-universe/index.ht…
• Dateline: Wednesday January 23, 2019

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• black hole formation
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More than 13 billion years after they formed, distant massive black holes from the early universe are revealing themselves. Their light is now reaching our telescopes. But how did they form so quickly when the universe was young? John Wise of the School of Physics uncovered "a totally new mechanism that sparks the formation of massive black holes". And it has something to do with clouds.

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College of Sciences

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Physics and Physical Sciences

Keywords

black holes, School of Physics, College of Sciences, John Wise, simulation

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• Created By: mrosten3
• Workflow Status: Draft
• Created On: Jan 30, 2019 - 9:31am
• Last Updated: Jan 30, 2019 - 9:33am