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Astronomers uncover universe's brightest object: Quasar devouring a sun a day
20/02/2024 02:15 PM | Click to read full article
This record-breaking quasar radiates with a brilliance 500 trillion times greater than our sun. The black hole steering this cosmic spectacle is over 17 billion times more massive than our familiar star, as revealed by an Australian-led research team in a recent publication in the journal Nature Astronomy. The swirling disk encircling the black hole, comprised of luminous gases and matter from engulfed stars, resembles a celestial hurricane.
