The early universe supercharged black hole growth

Scientists at Maynooth University solved a major astronomy puzzle by discovering how black holes grew so massive in the early universe's short timespan. Using computer simulations, researchers found that chaotic post-Big Bang conditions triggered small black holes to experience "feeding frenzies," growing tens of thousands of times larger than our Sun through super-fast material consumption that defied normal physics limits. This breakthrough explains recent James Webb Space Telescope observations of unexpectedly massive early black holes and suggests even modest "light seed" black holes could become supermassive giants.