As reported by Ukrinform, The Independent reports this.

“This particular black hole, about 30 billion times the mass of our sun, is one of the largest black holes ever discovered. This is at the upper limit of how big black holes can theoretically be,” said Dr James Nightingale of Durham University’s Department of Physics. “It’s an exciting discovery,” he said.

To detect this black hole, the researchers used a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. With the help of a nearby galaxy, they turned it into a giant magnifying glass.

It is stated that supermassive black holes are the most massive objects in the universe. Their masses exceed the mass of the Sun by 10 to 40 billion times.

Astronomers believe that black holes can be found at the center of all major galaxies, including our Milky Way galaxy.

Such black holes are rare and difficult to catch, and their origin is unknown.

Some researchers believe they were formed billions of years ago, when the universe was still young, from the extreme merging of massive galaxies.

As reported by Ukrinform, the Hubble space telescope photographed the galaxy Z 229-15 in the constellation Lyra.