Sowing the CEERS of Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe
How did supermassive black holes grow in the early universe? Finding faint and distant AGN with JWST may help us unravel this mystery!
Gardens of the Galaxy: Has JWST Confirmed the Existence of Heavy Supermassive Black Hole Seeds?
A recent observation of an extremely distant quasar sheds some (X-ray) light on the long-standing mystery of supermassive black hole formation.
Tracking Down the Quasar Light Switch
We’re still not sure what causes quasars, some of the brightest objects in the universe, to switch on. Today’s authors present a compelling case for galaxy mergers being the culprit!
X-raying Quasar Titans in the Distant Universe
Journey to the distant universe with today’s paper, as we discover what the X-ray emission from high-redshift quasars can tell us about their formation and accretion physics!
Far, Farther, Quasars – One Step Closer to the Early Formation of Supermassive Objects
The existence of distant quasars requires the formation of supermassive stars in the very early universe. But is it possible to form supermassive stars so early? Find out in today’s bite!
A Galactic Prison Break: Tracing Lyα Escape at High Redshift
Astrophysics is a lot like life in that sometimes the journey matters more than the destination. In today’s paper, which looks at the Hydrogen Lyman-α spectral line in a high-redshift protocluster, that’s absolutely the case!