Black hole found to be about 36 billion times bigger than our sun

• Astronomers have identified what could be the biggest black hole known in the universe, estimated to be around 36 billion times more massive than our sun.
• The gargantuan black hole is located approximately five billion light-years away within the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy.
• Its immense size places it near the theoretical upper limit for black holes, making it potentially the most massive ever discovered.
• Scientists developed a novel method, combining gravitational lensing with stellar dynamics, to accurately detect and measure the size of this distant behemoth.
• The black hole is believed to have formed from the merger of two galaxies, representing an end state of both galaxy and black hole formation.

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Astronomers may have found the most massive black hole in universe