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Interesting suggestion from Joe Silk and collaborators that a population of large black holes at early times is needed to account for observations of early galaxies. Unclear whether the black holes are truly primordial or just formed very quickly.

hub.jhu.edu/2024/02/06/b...
Which came first: black holes or galaxies?
Black holes not only existed at the dawn of time, they birthed new stars and supercharged galaxy formation, a new analysis of James Webb Space Telescope data suggests
hub.jhu.edu
February 13, 2024 at 3:02 PM