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Feb 19, 2024

Brightest quasar ever seen is powered by black hole that eats a ‘sun a day’

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A newly discovered quasar is a real record-breaker. Not only is it the brightest quasar ever seen, but it’s also the brightest astronomical object in general ever seen. It’s also powered by the hungriest and fastest-growing black hole ever seen — one that consumes the equivalent of over one sun’s mass a day.


The quasar, as bright as 500 trillion suns, has evaded astronomers for over 40 years because of its incredible luminosity.

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