Archive · 9 Aug 2025
Scientists Discover a Supermassive Black Hole
Scientists may have found the biggest black hole ever.
It is 36 billion times the mass of our sun, located 5 billion light-years away.
This black hole sits at the center of a galaxy known as Cosmic Horseshoe.
Scientists used a new method to measure it.
Although huge, the black hole is not currently eating anything.
This discovery is exciting because it gives more insight into the universe.
Scientists discovered a potentially largest black hole, with a mass of 36 billion suns.
The black hole is located 5 billion light-years away in the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy.
It is considered among the top 10 most massive black holes ever discovered.
Researchers used gravitational lensing and stellar kinematics to find it.
The black hole is dormant, not actively consuming material.
- Who
- Scientists studying the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy.
- What
- Discovery of a supermassive black hole, potentially the largest ever.
- When
- Not specified in the articles, but study was recently published.
- Where
- Located in the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy, 5 billion light-years away.
- Why
- To understand the size and properties of the most massive black holes.
- Black Hole Mass
- 36.3 billion times the mass of the Sun
- Location
- Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy
- Distance
- 5 billion light-years
- Method
- Gravitational lensing and stellar kinematics
- State
- Dormant
