According to research published in the journal Nature Astronomy, astronomers used Chile’s Very Large Telescope to detect the most brilliant object ever discovered in space.
The brightest object in the cosmos has been identified as a quasar, which is the light-emitting center of a huge galaxy containing a colossal black hole with a mass 17 billion times that of our Sun.
According to the experts, the voracious black hole swallows a mass the size of our sun on a daily basis.
The quasar, known as J0529-4351, was discovered years ago, but its features have just recently been unveiled following extensive research.
Christian Wolf from the Australian National University (ANU) told the News: “We have discovered an object that has previously not been recognised for what it is; it’s been staring into our eyes for many years because it’s been glowing at its brightness for longer than humankind has probably existed.”
