This is How Ultra Massive Black Holes Formed

Astrophysicists have identified a new way for ultra-massive black holes to form. These objects, the most massive known in the universe, sit at the centre of galaxies like supermassive black holes, but have more than five billion solar masses. Writing in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of scientists said they traced ultra-massive black holes origins back to the Universe's "Cosmic Noon" about 10-11 billion years ago. This is a period when star formation, active galactic nuclei, and supermassive black holes reach their peak activity. The researchers used a simulation to model the process, looking at extreme mergers of massive galaxies during the Cosmic Noon. They discovered three ultra-massive black holes assembled during that period, which could be progenitors of the rare ultra-massive black holes seen today. The findings suggest that ultra massive black holes of less than 50 billion solar masses can form in the rare events of multiple massive galaxy mergers. Subscribe to Science Time: https://www.youtube.com/sciencetime24 #science #shorts #space