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We might be surrounded by black holes. For 48 hours, enjoy 20% OFF on all Hoverpens with code ASTRUM, or click on the link https://noviumdesign.shop/Astrum - Free shipping to most countries. Also on Amazon: https://noviumdesign.shop/RNIUW6 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just spotted two black holes that could unlock one of cosmology’s biggest puzzles: how supermassive black holes formed so quickly in the early universe. This discovery challenges our understanding of black hole formation, and suggests primordial black holes could be more common than we thought, maybe even lurking all around us. Should we be worried? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 Primordial Black Holes 3:08 Supermassive Black Holes Are Too Big 5:59 How Do Primordial Black Holes Form? 11:30 James Webb’s New Discovery 13:35 Do Tiny Black Holes Still Exist? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com/ Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/artist/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.com/invite/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://www.patreon.com/astrumspace ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi Astrum Earth: https://www.youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Types of Black Holes”, via nasa.gov https://science.nasa.gov/universe/black-holes/types/ “Exotic ‘Black Hole Rhinos’”, via mit.edu https://news.mit.edu/2024/exotic-black-holes-could-be-dark-matter-byproduct-0606 “Little Red Dots”, via esawebb.org https://esawebb.org/images/littlereddots/ “Supermassive Black Holes”, via tmt.org https://www.tmt.org/page/supermassive-black-holes “The Formation of Primordial Black Holes”, via arxiv.org https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.05767 “Webb Finds Possible Direct Collapse Black Hole Between Galaxies”, via nasa.gov https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/webb/2025/07/15/nasas-webb-finds-possible-direct-collapse-black-hole/ “QSO-1 in Near-Pristine Condition”, via arxiv.org https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.22567 “The Breakdown of Hawking Radiation”, via academic.oup.com https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/532/1/451/7656972 “Death by Primordial Black Hole”, via arxiv.org https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.09734 “Assessing Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter Candidates”, via nature.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-019-0723-1?error=cookies_not_supported&code=34c0a19e-4ffc-4144-81ae-e2744f8db6ce ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Jon McColgan Video Editor: Alexandre Nowakowski Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Manager: Raquel Taylor Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA