Astronomers measure most massive, most unusual black hole
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 14:01
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have measured what may be the most massive black hole yet -- 17 billion suns -- in galaxy NGC 1277. The black hole makes up 14 percent of its galaxy's mass, rather than the usual 0.1 percent. This galaxy and others in the study could change theories of how black holes and galaxies form and evolve.