New technology takes kilos off early universe’s supermassive black holes

Courtesy of ANU

One of the most powerful black holes in the universe is belching out gas at speeds of up to 10,000 kilometres per second, making its estimated mass more than 10 times lower than first thought.

The monster black hole was first discovered in 2024 by Associate Professor Christian Wolf and his team at The Australian National University (ANU).

Using brand-new powerful optical equipment at the European Southern Observatory

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