Dr. Rebecca Larson Profile picture
Astrophysicist | @NSF Fellow | Ph.D. @UTAstronomy | @usairforce Veteran | Host @AoTATX | Past President @TexasSVA | Co-Founder @SVRN_vets
Mar 17, 2023 15 tweets 11 min read
IT'S TIMEEEE!!! My first paper on our @ceers_jwst data is out, and oh wow, was it an exciting (and exhausting) experience!

We found the most distant (to-date) active black hole at the center of a galaxy ~570 Myrs after the Big Bang (>13.2B yrs ago)!!

arxiv.org/abs/2303.08918 Before I delve into the details, I want to take a moment to give my sincerest thanks to my coauthors and the @ceers_jwst team. This paper has 50 authors, and I could not have done it without every single one of you. Your enthusiasm and expertise are invaluable. Thank you. Screenshot of the paper tit...