一个遥远的黑洞比想象的要小10倍, 即将结束的早期宇宙黑洞生长理论。 A distant black hole is 10 times smaller than thought, upending early universe black hole growth theories.

欧洲南部天文台使用GRAVITY+仪器的天文学家发现,在12亿光年远的类星星中,一个超大型黑洞比先前估计的要小10倍,对早期宇宙黑洞生长的长期理论提出了挑战。 Astronomers using the GRAVITY+ instrument at the European Southern Observatory have found a supermassive black hole in a 12-billion-light-year-away quasar to be about 10 times smaller than previously estimated, challenging long-standing theories about early universe black hole growth. 这一发现基于观测到的强烈辐射驱赶周围的气体——一种“合成毛发干燥器”效应——表明早先的大规模估计由于测量方法有缺陷而夸大。 The discovery, based on observations of intense radiation expelling surrounding gas—a "cosmic hairdryer" effect—suggests earlier mass estimates were inflated due to flawed measurement methods. 这一发现可能需要重新评估黑洞形成和宇宙最初10亿年银河系演变的模型。 This finding may require a reevaluation of models for black hole formation and galaxy evolution in the universe’s first billion years.