"Black Hole's X-ray Jets Outshine Sun in Brightest Quasar Yet"

Astronomers have observed a quasar named J1144 emitting jets of light 100,000 billion times brighter than the sun. The quasar is located at the center of a galaxy 9.6 billion light years away and is much closer to Earth than other sources of the same luminosity. The X-rays being emitted from the giant quasar were measured at around 350 million Kelvin, more than 60,000 times hotter than the surface of the sun. The study improves understanding of the inner workings of quasars and sheds light on the black hole and its surrounding environment.