The mass of the most distant black hole known has been measured, and it’s a behemoth. The black hole lies some 13 billion light-years away and weighs the equivalent of 3 billion suns, researchers report in the April 10 Astrophysical Journal Letters.
COSMIC FLASHLIGHT. Artist’s drawing of a quasar powered by a hidden black hole.
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