Australian scientists have made a remarkable discovery in space: a black hole that consumes the equivalent of our entire solar system every day. This colossal black hole, named J 0529-435, is the fastest-growing ever observed by humans. Its accretion disk, filled with gas and space material, makes it the brightest constant object in the universe, about 500 trillion times brighter than the sun. This discovery not only excites scientists but also provides them with valuable insights into these enigmatic and voracious cosmic entities.
Vocabulary:
• Aussie: Australian.
• Depth: The distance from the top surface of something to its bottom.
• Average: A number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data.
• Diet: The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.
• Ginormous: Extremely large; gigantic.
• Matter: Physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; that which occupies space and possesses mass.
• As much as: this phrase is used to compare two things equaly.
• Escape: To break free from confinement or control.
• Reckon: To estimate something.
• Accretion disc: A structure formed by material orbiting around a central body, such as a star, due to gravity.
• Glowy: Emitting a soft or steady light.
• Trillion: 1 000 billion.
• Billion: 1 000 000 000.
• Brighter: Emitting more light or a higher level of brightness.
• To roll off the tongue: To be easy and smooth to say or pronounce.
Source: Behind the News YouTube channel.