Newly spotted black hole has mass of 17 billion Suns, adding another daily

  • The brightest quasar ever observed, named J0529−4351, has been discovered.
  • This quasar is powered by a supermassive black hole that consumes the mass of our Sun every day.
  • Despite being extremely bright, this quasar was not recognized until a survey specifically searched for quasars.
  • The light from a quasar is produced by an accretion disk formed of material captured by the gravity of the black hole.
  • The black hole at the center of this quasar is the fastest growing one discovered to date.
  • The quasar is so far away that its light took more than 12 billion years to reach us.
  • The quasar is more than 500 trillion times brighter than the Sun.
  • The discovery of this quasar could have significant implications for our understanding of the universe.

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