TON 618: The Ultimate Black Hole

In the deepest reaches of the observable universe, far beyond the gentle glow of

familiar stars, there exists a creature of staggering scale — the largest

black hole ever discovered by humankind. It is known as TON 618.

This cosmic giant weighs in at more than sixty billion times the mass of our

Sun. To place that in perspective, if our entire solar system were

cast into its maw, it would scarcely notice. Its gravitational grip

is so immense that even light — the fastest thing in the universe — is

forever trapped once it strays too close. Around this colossal void,