The Biggest Water Reservoir in Space

In the late 2000s, scientists looking deep into space discovered the largest known water reservoir in the universe inside a quasar, orbiting a supermassive black hole. Learn more about quasars and what this water can tell us about the early universe in this episode of SciShow Space!

Hosted by: Reid Reimers

----------
----------
Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn't make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Accalia Elementia, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Justin Lentz, Fatima Iqbal, Thomas J., Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Lucy McGlasson, Andreas Heydeck, Will and Sonja Marple, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Charles George, Christopher Collins, and Patrick D. Ashmore.
----------
----------
Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
----------
Sources:

Image Sources:

[AStrangeTree]

So technically... That *was* the biggest water reservoir 12 billion years ago, but we have no idea if it still exists today right?

[bryanwan]

Does this place have a bunch of marine mammals holding their breath?

[jaridkeen]

Can you talk about the movie interstellar? at one point in the move they went to a planet and every hour on the planet was 7 years on earth. is this something that is true? is the closer you are to a black home is time much slower or something? i would love to know!

[UthoRiley]

Arr! Seems like the perfect place to hunt me sum' space whales! ;D

[carlosmalave]

So that blackhole is the universe's biggest toilet ??

[CaptmagiKono]

Man, when something is 12 Billion light years away, I feel like it is more appropriate to talk about it in the past tense.

[bryanwan]

Are you telling me water can *literally* make stars?

[SuperAtheist]

What does 'current' mean with regards to an object 12 billion light years away?

[blackmesa]

This is news?! Water scientists even doing now a days?

[waraidako]

_"The late 2000s"_ sounds like it would be the year 2890 or something.

[SilentBudgie]

So let's build a 12 billion light-year long pipe and we'll solve all droughts on Earth.

[retak]

I would like some long video soon. I know you guys have a life and can't waste your time but would it be so terrible to ask for a long video?

[Kalleosini]

Because I watched this video, Youtube decided I would be interested in ''Flat earth'' conspiracy videos...
This makes me sad.

[kennsthetics]

Genesis 1:6-8
Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.[3]



Firmament is space

[TakeUrGirlx]

And God said let there be a firmament to separate the waters above from the waters below..good to see we're catching up 👍

[brajeshgoon]

This connects me to the history of HINDU'S where we come to know about Varaha Avatar of Lord Vishnu who revives Earth from a demon who hides Earth in such a large water reservoir

[AllenLeland]

I think it is interesting that a lot of the celestial bodies we study are completely different than how we see them currently. Telescopes are like cool portals to the past.

[seriousbees]

i hope you keep adding the constellations these objects are found in. it adds interesting context for us amateur astronomers and anyone else who knows them

[victoriadiaries]

Whoa....all this makes me (a human) feel greatly intimidated, nervous, amazed, & scared by how "supernatural " and "allpowerful" everything is! I truly believe it didnt come from nowhere..God is what makes all of this power, energy exist.

[khudayer]

Probably a bunch of ancient hipster teenagers vaping around in the early universe :D