Supermassive black hole ‘could hold answers to how the universe began’

Scientists say the discovery challenges current theories

supermassive black hole
An artist’s impression of a black hole absorbing mass
(Image credit: 2012 NASA/ESA)

Astronomers have discovered the most distant supermassive black hole in our universe - and it could change our understanding of how it all began.

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