Findin­g such a large black hole existi­ng so early in the univer­se’s histor­y surpri­sed the resear­chersWASHINGTON DC: The oldest and most distant black hole ever observed – a celestial brute 800 million times more massive than the sun – is providing scientists some surprises about the nature of the universe when, on a cosmic scale, it was a mere toddler. Astronomers on Wednesday said the black hole, residing at the center of a highly luminous celestial object called a quasar, is located about 13.1 billion light years away from Earth. Scientists claim discovery of massive black hole in Milky WayFinding such a large black hole existing so early in the universe’s history surprised the researchers. Quasars, energized by gases spiraling at high speeds into an enormous black hole, are known to inhabit the center of certain galaxies, sometimes outshining all the stars in those galaxies. This black hole was seen devouring material at the center of a galaxy.

Source: The Express Tribune December 07, 2017 06:22 UTC