Astronomers Unveil Largest Black Hole Ever Found
News Desk
Islamabad: Astronomers have indeed made significant strides in understanding the cosmos, and the discovery of the largest black hole to date is a remarkable achievement.
Utilizing advanced technology such as the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, researchers have pushed the boundaries of our knowledge about these enigmatic cosmic entities.
The findings, as reported in the journal Nature Astronomy, shed light on the immense scale and power of black holes in the universe. This newly discovered black hole likely adds another intriguing piece to the puzzle of cosmic evolution and the formation of galaxies.
Further research and observations will undoubtedly follow, as scientists continue to unravel the mysteries surrounding black holes and their role in shaping the cosmos.
This black hole of extraordinary power has been named J0529-4351, which is 17 billion times bigger than our Sun, the experts claimed.
This black hole is essentially the central part of the galaxy, in astronomical terms it is called the ‘active galactic nucleus’ (AGN).
According to researchers, there is a supermassive black hole that is currently consuming material equivalent to the mass of our sun on a daily basis. While this black hole was discovered some years ago, its detailed characteristics have only recently been revealed after thorough study.
Christian Wolff, a researcher at the Australian National University, has explained that the immense absorption capacity of any black hole leads to the explosion of matter, generating extraordinary amounts of light.
This particular black hole, designated J0529-435, boasts a diameter of 7 light years and emits light at a rate 500 trillion times greater than that of our Sun.
Experts have noted that the temperature of J0529-435 exceeds 10,000 degrees Celsius, and the winds within its vicinity travel at such incredible speeds that they could complete a lap around the Earth in just one second.
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