![An artist's impression of the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/W6FCOI5SB7DWY3VFGOWZ4PV26Q.jpg?smart=true&auth=72498804b51df5d13daca125fa28875f07dff5bd8174014f16235164bcbe5c8d&width=400&height=225)
An artist's impression of the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole. EPA
An artist's impression of the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole. EPA
Astronomers discover quasar 500 trillion times brighter than the Sun
Black hole is swallowing 'a Sun a day' and growing at the fastest rate on record