The extraordinary discovery of monstrous black hole

A black hole, it sharpens the curiosity of astronomers, but when "monstrous", the excitement is at its maximum. Scientists have discovered a black hole, extremely old, which defies all known theories on the development of these objects in the early Universe. Because it is the largest known to date.

The mass of the black hole is 12 billion times that of the sun. It is the center of a quasar, ultra bright object that emits a colossal energy.

According to the scientists explain in the British journal , was formed about 900 million years after the Big Bang that created the universe there is 13.7 billion years.

A black hole is an invisible celestial object of such strong gravity that nothing inside can escape not even light.