Discovery of a Supermassive Black Hole Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy that is consuming matter at an extraordinary rate, surpassing the theoretical Eddington limit by more than 40 times. This finding was made using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Unusual Observations and Growth The study suggests that LID-568’s rapid growth may result from a feeding mechanism that allows black holes to exceed the Eddington limit. This provides a potential explanation for how supermassive black holes could form and grow quickly in the early universe. Data Collection Challenges Due to the faint nature of the black hole, it would have been nearly impossible to detect without the advanced capabilities of the JWST. The team used the integral field spectrograph for their observations, which was a crucial innovation for this discovery. Implications for