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JWST Spots Giant Black Holes All Over the Early Universe

The Quanta Podcast

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Detecting and Studying New Born Black Holes

This chapter explores the need to detect agents and measure black hole masses at higher levels in order to distinguish between different scenarios. It discusses astronomers resorting to subtle tricks, such as using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to find and study new born black holes.

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