SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 22, 2026Interesting Engineering

Ancient black hole breaks physics laws by growing 13 times faster than expected

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Japanese astronomers discovered an ancient supermassive black hole growing 13 times faster than physics should allow, breaking the established Eddington limit that governs how quickly black holes can consume material. This extraordinary object, existing when the universe was less than 1.5 billion years old, simultaneously produces intense X-ray and radio emissions that current models predict should be impossible during such extreme growth periods.

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