SciShow's video: The Brightest Object in the Universe is a Black Hole

Thank you to Bombas for sponsoring this video! One Purchased = One Donated, so head to https://bombas.com/scishow and use code SCISHOW at checkout for 20% off your first purchase. In 2024, astronomers announced they'd discovered the brightest (or, technically, the most luminous) object in the known universe. And it's a cosmic engine powered by the hungriest black hole in the known universe. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Toyas Dhake, Spilmann Reed, Gizmo, Garrett Galloway, Friso, DrakoEsper , Kenny Wilson, Lyndsay Brown, Jeremy Mattern, Jaap Westera, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, Matt Curls, Eric Jensen, Chris Mackey, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Kevin Knupp, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow ---------- Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTReCGJREELUGDQdMoNS-eZTVfSDIhiSkCfxxrysyg2d5ugErn0xTDei66JfYxlYjtkI6ithqfBLCub/pub