1. A group of astronomers has found seven dust-shrouded supermassive black holes in distant galaxies using a mix of ground and space telescopes, including the James Webb Space Telescope and Subaru Telescope.
2. They detected bright light from quasars (signs of black hole activity) in these galaxies, confirming their existence. The black holes shine as quasars when consuming surrounding gas and dust.
3. The team discovered the hidden quasars due to the unique ability of the space telescope to capture faint infrared light from the shrouded regions of the black holes, which was previously undetectable by Earth-based telescopes.
2. They detected bright light from quasars (signs of black hole activity) in these galaxies, confirming their existence. The black holes shine as quasars when consuming surrounding gas and dust.
3. The team discovered the hidden quasars due to the unique ability of the space telescope to capture faint infrared light from the shrouded regions of the black holes, which was previously undetectable by Earth-based telescopes.
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Summary
Astronomers discovered seven supermassive black holes in distant galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope, Subaru Telescope, and others. They detected quasar activity confirming their existence, as these black holes emit bright light when consuming surrounding matter. The unique ability of