Scientists Discover Ultramassive Black Hole with 36 Billion Solar Masses

Astronomers have discovered what may be the largest black hole ever, with a mass 36 billion times that of the Sun, located in the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy about 5 billion light-years away. Using innovative measurement techniques involving gravitational lensing and stellar kinematics, they confirmed its immense size, making it one of the most massive black holes known. This dormant black hole likely grew through galaxy mergers and offers new insights into black hole and galaxy evolution. The team plans to use upcoming telescope data to find more such giants.