Article 60BVH Fastest-growing black hole of past 9bn years may have been found, Australian-led astronomers say

Fastest-growing black hole of past 9bn years may have been found, Australian-led astronomers say

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Donna Lu
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Scientists spot extremely luminous object powered by supermassive black hole using Coonabarabran telescope

Astronomers believe they have discovered the fastest-growing black hole of the past 9bn years.

The supermassive black hole consumes the equivalent of one Earth every second and has the mass of 3bn suns, they estimate.

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