NASA Spaceflight
• Martijn Luinstra
Webb makes first direct measurement of a supermassive black hole in the early universe
Using data from the joint NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team reports the first direct measurement of a supermassive black hole in the early universe, refining understanding of “Little Red Dots.” The result underscores Webb’s ability to capture high-redshift black hole signatures directly rather than infer them indirectly.
