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Massive Black Hole Reveals When The First Stars Blinked On

Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR

Posted on December 6, 2017 · Scientists have detected a black hole thought to be about 800 million times as massive as our sun that is helping to reveal when the universe filled with starlight

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