Astronomers Detect Black Hole 36 Billion Times the Sun’s Mass, Among Largest Ever Found

Astronomers have detected a dormant black hole with a mass equal to 36 billion Suns in the Cosmic Horseshoe system, 5 billion light-years away. Identified via gravitational lensing and stellar motion, it ranks among the largest known black holes. The discovery sheds light on the link between galaxy size and central black hole growth.

from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/CUq65B2
via IFTTT