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The NEW Ultimate Energy Limit of the Universe

PBS Space Time · Season 2024 · Episode 31
Is there a limit to how much energy you can cram into, or pull out of one patch of space? Well, we thought so, but the James Webb Space Telescope has found a quasar that simultaneously breaks a century-old theoretical limit and may explain the conundrum of gigantic black holes in the early universe.

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Season
2024
Episode
31
Air Date
05/Dec/2024
Air Time
12:00
Runtime
18 min

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Is there a limit to how much energy you can cram into, or pull out of one patch of space? Well, we thought so, but the James Webb Space Telescope has found a quasar that simultaneously breaks a century-old theoretical limit and may explain the conundrum of gigantic black holes in the early universe.

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