Astronomers identify record-breaking quasar | ESOcast Light

Astronomers have characterised the most luminous quasar observed to date, which is powered by the fastest-growing black hole. This black hole is growing in mass by the equivalent of one Sun per day. The matter being pulled in toward this black hole forms a disc that measures seven light-years in diameter — about 15 000 times the distance from the Sun to the orbit of Neptune. For more details on this discovery, check: eso2402 () Credit: ESO. Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner. Editing: Angelos Tsaousis. Web and technical support: Gurvan Bazin and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Pamela Freeman and Elena Reiriz Martínez Music: Stellardrone — In Time. Footage and photos: ESO / Martin Kornmesser, Luis Calçada, Angelos Tsaousis, Cristoph Malin (), Dark Energy Survey. Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova. #quasar #BlackHole #records