High mass X-ray binaries were probably common in the early universe - and their X-ray emitting black hole components may have shaped the destiny of the later universe. Credit: ESO.
There’s a growing view that black holes in the early universe may have been the seeds around which most of today?s big galaxies (now with supermassive black holes within) first grew. And taking a step further back, it might also be the case that black holes were key to reionizing the early interstellar medium – which then influenced the large scale structure of today’s universe.(...)
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