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Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers discovered a rare black hole, LID-568, just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.
LID-568 is feeding on surrounding matter at a rate 40 times higher than the previously known upper limit (Eddington limit), indicating super-Eddington accretion.
Super-Eddington Accretion
The Eddington limit governs the balance between gravitational pull and outward radiation pressure.
Black holes usually cannot exceed this limit in feeding.
LID-568 breaks this rule by exceeding the Eddington limit by 40 times, an unprecedented rate for a distant black hole.
Super-Eddington Accretion
The Eddington limit governs the balance between gravitational pull and outward radiation pressure.
Black holes usually cannot exceed this limit in feeding.
LID-568 breaks this rule by exceeding the Eddington limit by 40 times, an unprecedented rate for a distant black hole.
Ongoing Research
The team plans follow-up observations with JWST to better understand the mechanisms behind the super-fast feeding of LID-568 and the role of outflows from black holes in preventing star formation in its galaxy.
More discoveries are anticipated to shed light on how common super-Eddington feeding might be among black holes.
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