30 June 2011
Last updated at 06:12 ET
Quasar impression: The giant black hole shreds the gas and dust in the disc that surrounds it, making this material shine out across the cosmos
Astronomers have spied a monster black hole – the brightest object yet seen in the early Universe.
Detected by a UK telescope in Hawaii, the hole is seen as it was a mere 770 million years after the Big Bang.
This means its light has taken an astonishing 12.9 billion years to reach us here on Earth.
Scientists report the
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