The Brightest, Hungriest Black Hole Ever Detecte
https://brolinks.com/PgniT In the vast cosmic banquet, some diners stand out. Recently, astronomers unveiled a monstrous black hole, aptly named J0529-4351, claiming its title as the brightest and hungriest ever detected. This behemoth, with a mass 17 billion times our Sun, devours stellar scraps at an alarming rate, consuming a Sun's worth of matter every single day. But J0529-4351 isn't just a glutton; it's a powerful enigma, shedding light on the early universe and challenging our understanding of black hole evolution. The discovery, published in Nature Astronomy, began with data collected several years ago by the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. Nestled within the data lurked a faint but intriguing object, initially overlooked. A closer look, however, revealed its true nature – a quasar, the luminous heart of a galaxy pow...