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German scientist in Australia discovers "the most rapidly growing black hole" of the universe

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Sprengen unsere Vorstellungskraft: Schwarze Löcher (die strenggenommen nicht schwarz sind, sondern sehr hell leuchten) Source: ANU

Black holes are some of the strangest and most fascinating components of the universe. Some are tiny, others gigantic. A German astrophysicist in Canberra has now discovered the most rapidly growing black hole - 12 billion light years away.


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By Christian Froelicher

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Black holes are some of the strangest and most fascinating components of the universe. Some are tiny, others gigantic. A German astrophysicist in Canberra has now discovered the most rapidly growing black hole - 12 billion light years away.


Dr Christian Wolf, who was educated in Germany at the Max-Planck Institute for Astronomy, is Leading the SkyMapper project and the Australian National University node of the ARC Centre of Excellence in All-Sky Astrophysics (CAASTRO).

Christian Froelicher spoke to him about his ground-breaking discovery.

Christian Wolf
Dr. Christian Wolf (LinkedIn) Source: Supplied


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