Astronomers have discovered an enormous black hole the size of 36 billion suns lurking within the "Cosmic Horseshoe." The behemoth object is one of the largest black holes ever detected.

More information: Carlos R. Melo-Carneiro et al, Unveiling a 36 Billion Solar Mass Black Hole at the Centre of the Cosmic Horseshoe Gravitational Lens, arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2502.13788 ...

An international team of physicists discovered the largest-ever merger of 2 black holes through a phenomenon known as ...

“Our findings place the Cosmic Horseshoe ~1.5 sigma above the MBH-sigmae relation,” the authors note, suggesting a steeper curve for the most massive black holes.

Science News: Astronomers have discovered an ultramassive black hole 36 billion times heavier than the Sun in the galaxy LRG 3-757. This discovery challenges curren ...

A current contender for the largest black hole to have been discovered is TON 618*, which scientists believe is between 40 and 60 billion times the Sun's mass, located some 18.2 billion light ...

Two colossal black holes among the most massive ever seen collided in deep space, creating gravitational waves that rippled across the cosmos and shook the foundations of astrophysical theory.

The astronomers say they found the black hole while observing the Cosmic Horseshoe, a rare gravitational lensing system that was first observed in 2007. The new research is currently published via ...

The secret recipe of black holes: Study finds they can 'cook' their own meals in space A self-sustaining cycle ensures the cosmic juggernauts are constantly fueled with a continuous supply of ...

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