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Quasar J0313-1806 challenges cosmological models

Original: This artist rendering captures J0313-1806, the most distant quasar discovered to date, existing just 670 million years a

Astronomers have identified J0313-1806 as the most distant quasar yet discovered, observed just 670 million years after the Big Bang. The quasar is powered by a supermassive black hole exceeding 1.6 billion solar masses, an age and size that challenges current cosmological models explaining how such massive objects formed so early in the universe.

Why now: The quasar's massive black hole existing so soon after the Big Bang conflicts with established theories of cosmic structure formation.

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• This artist rendering captures J0313-1806, the most distant quasar discovered to date, existing just 670 million years after the Big Bang. Powered by a supermassive black hole exceeding 1.6 billion solar masses, this ancient celestial object challenges current cosmological… · admin@science.social · 2

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