Brightest Quasar Ever Observed Consumes a Sun Daily

Astronomers discover a supermassive black hole, the most luminous object in the universe, shedding light on cosmic mysteries.

Astronomers have discovered the brightest quasar ever observed, J0529-4351, which is powered by a supermassive black hole consuming the equivalent of one sun's mass per day.
The quasar's light, originating from a black hole estimated to be between 17 billion and 19 billion times the mass of the sun, has traveled for over 12 billion years to reach Earth.
This groundbreaking discovery was made using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, alongside advanced observational techniques.
J0529-4351 was initially overlooked in astronomical data due to its exceptional brightness, leading to its misclassification as a nearby star.
The discovery provides crucial insights into the early universe, the formation and evolution of galaxies, and the distribution of mass in the universe.