A team of international astronomers has discovered a black hole of almost unimaginable proportions. At 12 billion times more massive than the sun, it challenges current cosmological thinking, reports Reuters.
Time Magazine reported this news in its February 26, 2015 issue titled, “Scientists Find a Black Hole 12 Billion Times More Massive Than the Sun.”
According to this report, scientists at Peking University, China and Australian National University have discovered the largest black hole till date—as big as 12 billion times more massive and 420 trillion times more luminous than the sun. Not only is the black hole the biggest ever seen but also it’s at the centre of the largest quasar ever discovered. (Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, with this one emitting huge amounts of energy and light as matter is ripped apart by the black hole at its core.) The black hole is 12.8 billion light years away—the most luminous object ever seen in such ancient space.
The greatness of a machine is a demonstration of the great engineering mind that prepared that machine. So is the case with the Universe. The Universe is so great that even the most advanced telescopes cannot fathom its expanse. This mind boggling greatness of the Universe is undeniable evidence that there is a Great Creator who created it and is sustaining it in the most perfect manner!
Such scientific discoveries impart two lessons. On the one hand, they strengthen the conviction that this Universe has an all-powerful Creator. On the other hand, they highlight that this all-powerful Creator is so Merciful that within this custom-made universe He created planet Earth perfectly designed for mankind. This realisation inculcates modesty in man, which is a destroyer of all kinds of evil within man.
Science is not a branch of religion but certainly such discoveries are so favourable for religion that they can be called supporting factors for religion. The study of science promotes scientific thinking and a realistic approach in man which is key to his personality development.
