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Astronomers may have found a record-breaking pair of black holes

At some 60 billion times the mass of the sun, the finding is a rare discovery

An illustration shows two black holes relatively close to each other against a starry space background.

Two black holes spiral together in this artist’s impression. Researchers think they've discovered the most massive pair of black holes yet to be caught in this act.

ESA

By Mara Johnson-Groh

In a galaxy 4.4 billion light-years away, scientists may have discovered the most massive pair of black holes ever found.