The biggest black holes in the Universe were in place soon after the Big Bang. Explaining how they formed so rapidly is a daunting challenge, but the latest simulations give clues to how this may have occurred.
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JOHN WISE (GEORGIA TECH) & JOHN REGAN (DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY)
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Mayer, L. Black Holes: The making of a monster. Nat Astron 1, 0108 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-017-0108
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