Phoenix A - The Largest Black Hole In The Universe
Black Holes are the most massive objects in the universe and one of the most important objects in galactic evolution. Unlike planets and suns which have size limits, black holes can continue to grow without limit.Recently, scientists discovered the largest Black Hole at the center of the Phoenix cluster. This cluster was first discovered by the South Pole Collaboration telescope in 2010, located in the southern constellation, 5.8 billion light years from Earth.This is the most interesting and important cluster to study because it is one of the most active and has thousands of galaxies covered in hot gas. If the Milky Way Galaxy gave birth to 1 star per year, Galaxies in the Phoenix A cluster are recorded as giving birth to 740 stars every year. At the center of the galaxy is what scientists believe is the largest black hole to date, Black Hole Phoenix A.
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This black hole has a mass 100 billion times that of our sun, even heavier than some existing galaxies. Numbers so big that even our brains find it difficult to imagine.Calculations show that the diameter of Black Hole Phoenix A is 590 billion km long, or the equivalent of 100 times the distance from Earth to Pluto.If we had the technology to travel at the speed of light, we would still need 71 days to circle the black hole. The Very Large Array Radio Telescope captured the Black Hole as having relativistic jets, namely rays of radiation and mixed matter which is clear evidence if this black hole is actively sucking in large material. Based on data, Black Hole Phoenix A consumes approximately 60 large suns every year. Black Hole Phoenix A is so large that the process of its formation is still a mystery because scientists believe it could not have formed simply from the death of an exploding star.The most likely scenario is that the Phoenix A black hole was formed from the collision of several supermassive black holes and occurred not long after the big bang, which means this is one of the oldest black holes in our universe.
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Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/M.McDonald et al.; Radio: NRAO/VLA; Optical: NASA/STScI
https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ch...
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