Scientists discover ultramassive black hole ’30bn times the mass of the Sun’
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 29, 2023
An ultramassive black hole around 33 billion times the mass of the Sun has been discovered by astronomers in the UK.
Scientists from Durham University said the gargantuan black hole is one of the biggest ever found.
The team described its findings, published in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, as “extremely exciting”.
Lead author Dr James Nightingale, of the Department of Physics at Durham University, said: “This particular black hole, which is roughly 30 billion times the mass of our Sun, is one of the biggest ever detected and . . .
