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Early black holes uncovered

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Collective X-ray emission from distant galaxies reveals a hidden population of supermassive black holes. This finding suggests that galaxies and their central black holes have been coevolving since early cosmic times. See Letter p.356

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Figure 1: Teaming up Chandra with Hubble.

A, NASA/JHU/AUI/R.GIACCONI ET AL.; B, NASA, ESA, G. ILLINGWORTH & R. BOUWENS (UNIV. CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ), THE HUDF09 TEAM

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