Fastest-growing black hole of past 9bn years may have been found, Australian-led astronomers say
by Donna Lu from Science | The Guardian on (#60BVH)
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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