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Underachieving Black Hole Discovered
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University of Nottingham students, part of an international team, use NASA's telescope to discover an underachieving supermassive black hole, H1821+643. Despite high radiation levels, it has minimal impact on its surroundings, enabling rapid gas cooling and star formation.
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How might the underperformance of this black hole challenge existing astrophysical theories?
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