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Giant Einstein ring reveals one of the Universe’s biggest black holes

Astronomers have uncovered what may be the most massive black hole ever found, 36 billion times the mass of our Sun, hidden at the heart of the Cosmic Horseshoe galaxy. Located 5 billion light-years away, this ultramassive giant bends light into a perfect Einstein ring and whips nearby stars at incredible speeds.

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