Scientists have found a black hole so large it eats the ... - NPR
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · New research that was published in the journal Nature Astronomy on Monday lays out the discovery of a distant quasar containing what scientists say is the fastest-growing black hole ever...
The largest black hole ever discovered can fit 30 billion suns | Space
WEBMar 29, 2023 · The giant black hole has a mass of 30 billion suns and sits at the center of a galaxy located hundreds of millions of light-years from Earth. Astronomers call the cosmic monster an ultramassive...
NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole
WEBNov 6, 2023 · Astronomers found the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays (in a galaxy dubbed UHZ1) using the Chandra and Webb space telescopes. X-ray emission is a telltale signature of a growing supermassive black hole.
Ultramassive Black Hole Discovered to Be 33 Billion Times More …
WEBMar 30, 2023 · The bending of light as its path veers around a giant, invisible mass has revealed the presence of one of the biggest black holes yet detected in the Universe. In a galaxy at the center of a massive cluster named Abell 1201, some 2.7 billion light-years away, lurks a cosmic colossus.
Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected - BBC
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · It's a quasar - the bright core of a galaxy that is powered by a gargantuan black hole some 17 billion times the mass of our Sun. Known as J0529-4351, the object's power was confirmed in...
Webb Detects Most Distant Active Supermassive Black Hole to Date
WEBJul 6, 2023 · Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope. The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed just over 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe.
Astronomers discover ultramassive black hole using new technique
WEBMar 29, 2023 · CNN — An ultramassive black hole, understood to be one of the largest ever detected, has been discovered by astronomers using a new technique. The findings, published by the Royal...
Princeton astrophysicist helps find record-smashing black hole …
WEBNov 6, 2023 · An international team of astrophysicists including Princeton’s Andy Goulding has discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever found, using two NASA space telescopes: the Chandra X-ray Observatory (Chandra) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
NASA Telescopes Discover Record-Breaking Black Hole
WEBNov 6, 2023 · By combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team of researchers was able to find the telltale signature of a growing black hole just 470 million years after the big bang.
Astronomers detect rare 'ultramassive' black hole, about 33 billion ...
WEBMar 29, 2023 · Researchers from the United Kingdom's Durham University and Germany's Max Planck Institute discovered the black hole using an innovative technique combining supercomputer simulations with high-resolution pictures taken by …