Ultramassive black hole ‘30bn times the mass of the Sun’ discovered by scientists

British astronomers have discovered an “ultramassive” black hole that is around 33 billion times the mass of the Sun.

This video shows a simulation of how the scientists at Durham University discovered and measured the gargantuan black hole.

They say it is one of the largest ever to be found in history.

Lead author Dr James Nightingale said it is on “the upper limit of how large we believe black holes can theoretically become, so it is an extremely exciting discovery.”

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