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Some Black Holes Are Older Than the First Galaxies
Astronomers have found supermassive black holes that formed less than a billion years after the Big Bang—before most galaxies even existed. How did they grow so fast? One theory is that some black holes started as direct collapses of massive gas clouds, skipping the usual slow buildup. These ancient monsters challenge our understanding of how black holes—and the universe itself—evolved.