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Potentially the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered

Published December 29, 2025, 14:23
Potentially the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered

Astronomers have discovered what is potentially the most massive black hole ever detected, with a mass 36 billion times that of the Sun. The black hole resides in the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy, one of the largest ever observed, which distorts spacetime and light. The discovery was made using a combination of gravitational lensing and stellar kinematics, a method that allows for more accurate measurements at great distances. Researchers believe this is among the 10 most massive black holes found, and possibly the largest, due to the high precision of the measurement.