The Biggest Black Hole Ever Is Now Phoenix A*

The biggest black hole ever found, Phoenix A*, lies at the center of the Phoenix Cluster, about 5.8 billion light-years from Earth.
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Produced, directed, and edited by:
Ardit Bicaj

Narrated by:
Russell Archey

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[DMS-pq]

5.8 billion light years away. Makes you wonder if its still there or if its gotten even bigger

[khumokwezimashapa]

I was terrified of TON 618. Now this behemoth exists. My god

[tinkmarshino]

Dang you have not only one of the best YT's for information but your cgi is spectacular my friend.. Some times (like this one) I can just get lost in it and truly imagine I see the object of discussion. Russ's perfect voice fits right into the illusion and I am in space watching as he tells me about the object of the video.. Man you can not get better than that.. Ardit send my very deep thanks to the whole team.. this is my only chance to get out to space.. and it works sometimes to perfection..

[aquitex]

RIP TON 618! You were once thought to be the most legendary of black holes.

[glint]

60 suns per year is actually quite generous for its size

[Blackwingk]

"So.... what's your diet like?"
"Umm.... little more than a sun per week"

[geemanbmw]

That was 5.8 billion years ago.... how big is it now in real time!!😱

[packetcreeper]

The numbers are incomprehensible. We're seeing Phoenix A as it was 6 billion years ago. Imagine how much it has grown since then.

[evwarn]

So we’re seeing how big it was 8.5 billion years ago, imagine how bit it is now 😵‍💫

[DinoGreatGD]

Phoenix A would be the longest one to go extinct because its so big. I love your videos

[TheGodParticle]

I'm not afraid of black holes anymore since watching, Interstellar. Cheers Tars..

[CrownPointeChroma]

The largest black hole ever discovered is located within the Phoenix galaxy cluster around 8.5 billion light years away. The Phoenix Cluster is one of the most intensely studied galaxy clusters in our universe

[MoosePolo]

That galaxy must be so extremely violent from all the star creation. I can’t even imagine the amount of cosmic energy released daily there. But why am I talking about days? Time has no bounds with distances that far in space. This really is the endgame.

[TheDennys]

There are probably monsters lurking beyond the observable universe that are MUCH bigger than even this one.

[someonesomewhere]

this guy is such a chad, responded to almost every comment

[EnglishLad]

Are there any galaxies throughout history that have simply vanished, because their own supermassive black holes at the centre ate all their stars at a faster rate than they created new ones? 🤯

[ameliawarfield]

Very informative video! Black holes fascinate me.

[peterblackadder]

I love the brain overload from content like this, it's just amazing

[shuttlechief]

1:20 just wanted some appreciation for this time lapse