The heaviest black hole formed from the collapse of a single star weighs as much as 33 suns. This is double the previous record. The previous record holder was M33 X-7 and was measured to have 16 times the Sun’s mass. Block holes form when a massive star dies, sending its outer layers exploding outwards in a supernova and collapsing its core into a black hole. There are limits to how massive the objects can become. This is based on the mass and chemical composition of the parent star.
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