Astronomers discover one of biggest black holes ever recorded


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This handout image released on June 10, 2022 by ESA Hubble, shows an artist’s impression of a black hole in the Milky Way galaxy, which distorts light passing near it creating a phenomenon known as “gravitational lensing”. - One of the largest black holes ever recorded has been discovered using a new technique that could spot thousands more of the celestial monsters in the coming years, according to astronomers. – Photo: AFP PHOTO / HO / ESA - HUBBLE

One of the largest black holes ever recorded has been discovered using a new technique that could spot thousands more of the insatiable celestial monsters in the coming years, according to astronomers.

The ultramassive black hole, one of just four ever observed, is more than 30 billion times the mass of the Sun, a new study said.

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