The supermassive black hole LID-568 is devouring matter 40 times faster than the theoretical limit, defying scientific models.
Scientists have discovered that the supermassive black hole LID-568, which formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, is absorbing matter at an incredible rate, exceeding the predicted theoretical maximum by 40 times, reports the Reuters.
The results of the study show that LID-568, which has a mass 10 million times that of the Sun, is actively absorbing the surrounding gas, dust and even stars.
The phenomenon challenges current accretion models because the rate exceeds the Eddington limit, the theoretical limit at which the force of radiation balances gravity, the researchers said. However, the exact mechanism that helps LID-568 avoid this limitation remains a mystery.
In the past, the discovery of supermassive black holes in the early Universe has puzzled scientists, as they believed it would take much longer to reach such a mass.
It was previously reported that NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded a rare cosmic phenomenon: a “potato eclipse,” when Mars’ moon Phobos briefly covered the Sun.
Source: korrespondent
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