3 Ridiculously Extreme Black Holes

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Black holes are some of the most extreme astronomical objects out there, but there are some that really standout. Let's look at black holes that grow larger, consume more, and spin faster than the rest.

Host: Reid Reimers

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Sources:
https://www.universetoday.com/143135/a-monster-black-hole-has-been-found-with-40-billion-times-the-mass-of-the-sun/
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Images:
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12854
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11086
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11206
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12005
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