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Scientists find what might be the brightest object in existence

Source: ESO/M. Kornmesser

Astronomers believe they might have found the brightest object in existence.

The blazing object appears to be a quasar. It is powered by a blackhole that is growing so fast it eats the equivalent of our Sun each day.

The record-breaking quasar shines 500 powering this distant quasar is more than 17 billion times more immense than our sun, an Australian-led team said.

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