Astronomers Discover the Brightest Object in the Universe: A Quasar 500 Trillion Times Brighter Than the Sun
• Astronomers have identified the brightest quasar ever observed, named J0529-4351, using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT).
• This quasar is growing rapidly, consuming the equivalent of one sun per day and emitting light 500 trillion times brighter than the sun.
• The quasar is so distant that its light has taken over 12 billion years to reach Earth.
• Studying quasars and black holes provides valuable insights into the early universe and how galaxies evolved.