Scientists have discovered the largest black holes yet, and they're far bigger than researchers expected based on the galaxies in which they were found.
The discovery suggests we have much to learn about how monster black holes grow, scientists said.
All large galaxies are thought to harbor super-massive black holes at their hearts that contain millions to billions of times the mass of our sun. Until now, the largest black hole known was a mammoth dwelling in the giant elliptical galaxy Messier 87. This black hole has a mass 6.3 billion times that of the sun.
Now research suggests black holes in two nearby galaxies are even bigger. [Photos: Black Holes of the Universe]
More: http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1205/Monster-black-hole-is-nearly-10-billion-times-the-mass-of-the-sun
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