Behind the fastest-growing supermassive black hole discovery
Plus, the robot rooster at Glastonbury
Tech and Science Daily | The Standard · Rachelle Abbott
June 22, 20226m 12s
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Show Notes
Astronomers have discovered the fastest-growing supermassive black hole of the last 9 billion years - and it's believed to be swallowing the equivalent of Earth each second. We speak to Lead Researcher behind the discovery, Dr. Christopher Olken. Meanwhile, a comet once spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope, and has the width of six Jupiters, is getting closer to Earth to see.
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