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Monisha Ravisetti

The biggest black hole ever seen? Scientists find one with mass of 36 billion suns

A bright yellow blob surrounded by a warped blueish line in the shape of a horseshoe.

About 5 billion light-years away from where you're sitting, in one of the most massive galaxies on record, there exists an astonishing black hole. It was only just measured by scientists who managed to peer through the fabric of warped space-time — and it appears to hold a mass equivalent to that of 36 billion suns.

Yes, billion.

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