"Monster Black Hole: Feeding the Universe's Brightest Object"

Astronomers have discovered the fastest-growing black hole known to date, with a mass of 17 billion suns and consuming over one sun per day, making it the most luminous object in the known Universe. The black hole powers the quasar J0529-4351, emitting more than 500 trillion times the luminous energy of the Sun. This record-breaking object was first discovered in 1980 but was only recently identified as a quasar, highlighting the challenges of finding and classifying such rare and bright celestial objects.