Scientists claim they just discovered an ‘ultramassive’ black hole heavier than any other we’ve found

Astronomers have uncovered what they say just might be the heaviest black hole we’ve ever seen. The “ultramassive” black hole is located at the center of a galaxy nearly six billion light years away. Based on measurements, astronomers say that the black hole weighs as much as 36 billion times the mass of our Sun.

That’s a pretty massive black hole, of course, and one that certainly raises some questions about how big these cosmic objects can get. The astronomers say they found the black hole while observing the Cosmic Horseshoe...