The Largest Black Hole in the Universe - Size Comparison

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    The largest things in the universe are black holes. In contrast to things like planets or stars they have no physical size limit, and can literally grow endlessly. Although in reality specific things need to happen to create different kinds of black holes, from really tiny ones to the largest single things in the universe. So how do black holes grow and how large is the largest of them all?
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  • @kurzgesagt
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    • @ShreyBrawlStars
      @ShreyBrawlStars 2 년 전 +49

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    • @sansnitizer
      @sansnitizer 2 년 전 +23

      I'm very early

    • @saidalas7763
      @saidalas7763 2 년 전 +67

      You said you were done with black hole videos?
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      @hhfbko 2 년 전 +21

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  • @PeetMontzingo
    @PeetMontzingo 2 년 전 +4281

    THE MUSIC WITH THE SIZE COMPARISON AT THE END WAS SO INTENSE

  • @SKPetel
    @SKPetel 9 개월 전 +137

    every single science channel should adopt your "behind the lies" epilogue format. this is how you improve science literacy while still making an entertaining video. As always, top-notch job.

  • @hoshimaRGX
    @hoshimaRGX 2 개월 전 +115

    *Quick Update:*
    This video was produced 2 years ago. As of January 2024, the largest black hole is Phoenix A

    • @user-sz6kz7zw2s
      @user-sz6kz7zw2s 18 일 전 +4

      Yeah

    • @shogunsovereign
      @shogunsovereign 8 일 전 +2

      I was reading the wiki on Phoenix A and saw it was discovered in 2010. Was it not determined that Phoenix A should be considered in this size comparison till this year? What changed?

    • @RishiKumar-kt1qx
      @RishiKumar-kt1qx 일 전 +8

      @@shogunsovereign it was detected in 2010 , its size was unknown

    • @Gomjokk
      @Gomjokk 8 시간 전

      ​@@shogunsovereign It's size was estimated to be around 100 billion solarmasses back then, but so was Holmberg 15A and the black hole in IC1101. Most evidence points to all of them being around the more common 40 billion solarmasses range because of how they interact with their surroundings.
      Have yet to see any good evidence to actually support it's size claim after the initial paper on it. Don't know why it suddenly gained popularity and why everyone is claiming ut to be the largest black hole when TON 618 has a lot more evidence to back up it's claim for the throne.

  • @mkbhd
    @mkbhd 2 년 전 +38922

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      @advait35 2 년 전 +76

      +1
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    • @eugenejamesbon3399
      @eugenejamesbon3399 2 년 전 +12

      Me too

  • @Welyn
    @Welyn 2 년 전 +2065

    Videos like this turn my brain into a noodle

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    @metroschannel 7 개월 전 +40

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  • @dustinlarkin8582
    @dustinlarkin8582 4 개월 전 +30

    I've always been fascinated by space. Seeing one of those explosions up close and somehow surviving would be the ultimate experience. Or seeing a black hole from the least safe (but still safe) distance would be incredible. Seeing then collide would be the coolest thing ever.

  • @ludoviajante
    @ludoviajante 2 년 전 +1383

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  • @BobbyDukeArts
    @BobbyDukeArts 2 년 전 +619

    I got chills

  • @Jaemuil
    @Jaemuil 년 전 +26

    Its been a year since i watched this video, yet it still gives me chills of amazement and nostalgia, more than any game ending could. An interest of space has taken me through a different path than before. And honestly, im glad that i could watch Kurzgesagt at anytime and at any context and not get bored of it. Your maths have not failed you yet, keep going guys!

  • @aGr3atD4y
    @aGr3atD4y 3 개월 전 +3

    This is probably my favorite video so far from your channel!
    Excellent stuff!

  • @waterlemon5272
    @waterlemon5272 2 년 전 +15408

    The weirdest thing i’ve heard today is that a tiny blackhole named “unicorn” is bullying a star many times the mass of our sun

    • @mattynek2
      @mattynek2 2 년 전 +1032

      oh god the irony

    • @eugenejamesbon3399
      @eugenejamesbon3399 2 년 전 +107

      Yeah

    • @omegabro2617
      @omegabro2617 2 년 전 +85

      Yeah lol

    • @DarkSapiens
      @DarkSapiens 2 년 전 +629

      Called "unicorn" because we weren't detecting black holes of about 3 times the mass of the Sun and we weren't sure if it was our fault or they weren't there for some reason… Finally this one was found 😄
      (Also inspired by the name of the constellation it was in, which is "unicorn" in Latin)

    • @yuxintian7500
      @yuxintian7500 2 년 전 +305

      'I don't trust anything that has a built-in weapon and claims not to use it' - Aru Shah, On the Nature of Unicorns

  • @Asif_Whatever
    @Asif_Whatever 2 년 전 +3082

    13 minutes of “This isn’t even my final form”

  • @zilve7
    @zilve7 개월 전 +2

    I am not gonna lie. This is my top 1 youtube video. I keep coming back to it every few weeks. Kurzgesagt, I love what you do

  • @desertlovesyou
    @desertlovesyou 10 개월 전 +5

    Shout out to Epic Mountain who does the music for their videos! Thank you for creating equally enjoyable music to go along with these wonderfully made (and narrated!) videos!

  • @AFGuidesHD
    @AFGuidesHD 2 년 전 +1415

    So we have black holes, smaller than an atom yet heavier than mountains?
    Sounds like science fiction. Maybe science fiction isn't really science fiction lol

    • @Uncannyskeletons
      @Uncannyskeletons 2 년 전 +30

      Must just be a really heavy dumbell

    • @joda7697
      @joda7697 2 년 전 +53

      Every physicist who heard this:
      "It's called a hypothesis ok?"
      (like they said, primordial black holes may not even be a thing, those are theoretical)

    • @mangomations
      @mangomations 2 년 전 +14

      Maybe everything is just science fiction... **wispers** everything, all of us.... 😶🥸

    • @darktrooper2099
      @darktrooper2099 2 년 전 +5

      *@AFGuidesHD : Science Faction than I take it.*

    • @Kronosfobi
      @Kronosfobi 2 년 전 +3

      @@mangomations Hello again, Mr. Anderson.

  • @carlosizz89
    @carlosizz89 4 개월 전 +4

    I've gotten used to universe size scale, what melts my brain is the absurd brightness generated by these objects. Great video.

  • @TGITC993
    @TGITC993 3 개월 전 +3

    3:43
    i like how the stars look distorted as the black holes merge

  • @1984Phalanx
    @1984Phalanx 2 년 전 +24365

    So in the grand scheme of things, paying my taxes doesn’t matter.

    • @duzixon2794
      @duzixon2794 2 년 전 +1044

      commit tax fraud

    • @sphesihledlamini1944
      @sphesihledlamini1944 2 년 전 +1359

      @@duzixon2794 ...and get arrested. It all doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things anyway 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @monkeboy6561
      @monkeboy6561 2 년 전 +1707

      Unfortunately for you, the IRS will not see it that way.

    • @Yael_PC
      @Yael_PC 2 년 전 +455

      B-b-but the economy 😢😢😢😢😢

    • @Archersforeal
      @Archersforeal 2 년 전 +60

      True

  • @DavidGuyton
    @DavidGuyton 2 년 전 +3581

    That final animation......is wild

    • @saneledlamini3219
      @saneledlamini3219 2 년 전 +62

      Made me have a meltdown bro

    • @kared791
      @kared791 2 년 전 +5

      Amen.

    • @paulfrohneberg3325
      @paulfrohneberg3325 2 년 전 +11

      Btw: This big Black Hole is about 181440000000000 meters Big:TRY TO IMAGINE THAT!!!

    • @dethox422
      @dethox422 2 년 전 +76

      The step between earth and sagittarius a was just intense and horrifying. xD

    • @jase87
      @jase87 2 년 전 +37

      Basically we are dust compared to earth which is dust compared to the biggest known star which is dust to the biggest blackhole

  • @NguyenMinh792
    @NguyenMinh792 2 개월 전 +1

    9:50 the music syncs really well with the greatness of the universe

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    @Kushikarp747 6 개월 전 +2

    Literally my favorite KRplus channel ive ever seen

  • @IntroSpecktive
    @IntroSpecktive 2 년 전 +35598

    Hearing that dark matter could be microscopic black holes that are nearly as old as the universe itself was a mind blow that I wasn't prepared for.

  • @philm5380
    @philm5380 2 년 전 +1990

    The "Behind the Scenes" portion is the best thing ever. Thank you for treating us like adults. Reality is complicated.

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      @tacuska7 2 년 전 +12

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    • @christianjonahzapanta6954
      @christianjonahzapanta6954 2 년 전 +6

      yea true, i love this way so we can verify it by our own by showing their process/formula/solution

    • @freddykruger1086
      @freddykruger1086 2 년 전

      Thats not reality..thats theoratical at best. Speculations..unproven dum shit

    • @yagwaw
      @yagwaw 2 년 전 +9

      I couldn’t agree more (with the original comment, not some of the bullshit here)

    • @MrSerjHater
      @MrSerjHater 2 년 전

      Agree

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    @rdomnaispartan3734 8 개월 전 +4

    These types of videos literally give me a different perspective on life.

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    @damongaming275 5 개월 전 +2

    is nobody gonna talk about that epic music just getting louder and more dramatic as the scale went up? its amazing.

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    This channel is literally the definition of quality over quantity

  • @germen2631
    @germen2631 2 년 전 +2107

    We can appreciate 3 interesting details here:
    - Kurzgesagt is amazing at doing this.
    - The universe is really scary, but beautiful and fascinating.
    - Scientists are awful at naming things.

    • @JP-np8fj
      @JP-np8fj 2 년 전 +108

      fr "black hole" "ton 618" Lmao

    • @colt9836
      @colt9836 2 년 전 +200

      Well, to be fair, there are far too many things in the universe to have actual names so.

    • @xTrinity007
      @xTrinity007 2 년 전 +107

      I laughed but judging by how I name my word documents I actually feel their struggle.

    • @cheesewheel_121
      @cheesewheel_121 2 년 전 +142

      Tbh, Ton 618 just sounds badass in my opinion

    • @themaster2764
      @themaster2764 2 년 전 +37

      @@cheesewheel_121 then you will become a scientist is the future

  • @PavanKalyanthespaceguy
    @PavanKalyanthespaceguy 9 개월 전 +1

    thank you for your honesty for telling behind the scenes.
    hats off for kurzgesagt.

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    @jayjaycurtis3087 11 개월 전 +1

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  • @PeacefulAdventure
    @PeacefulAdventure 2 년 전 +1479

    At this point, the unit billion doesnt even sound that big to me anymore

    • @TheMcSqueakers
      @TheMcSqueakers 2 년 전 +147

      This comment also works on a government spending video

    • @henk7747
      @henk7747 2 년 전 +23

      @@TheMcSqueakers we're laughing

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      @zzztriplezzz5264 2 년 전 +27

      @Earth seriously? You don’t get it?

    • @Marinealver
      @Marinealver 2 년 전 +4

      maybe we should consider a billion to the billionth power.

    • @kindlin
      @kindlin 2 년 전

      @@henk7747
      I'm laughing too, because of how true that is.

  • @hyperfreem
    @hyperfreem 2 년 전 +2482

    I really liked the “behind the *lies” bit at the end. I think that’s important for us to hear.

    • @Tulkas-Astaldo
      @Tulkas-Astaldo 2 년 전 +75

      Yeah! Made me smack this video w a like really fast, woulda subbed again if I could. Kurzgesagt is the best scientific channel on KRplus, they don’t hesitate to make known all the things that may be conjecture in their videos and always strive to make sure their data is as accurate and reliable as possible, all the while making an absolutely gorgeous vid. Super dope channel, none other like it fs

    • @zaryabshiekh5875
      @zaryabshiekh5875 2 년 전 +38

      As result this script was written with the tears of experts 12:53

    • @jacobhammock3355
      @jacobhammock3355 2 년 전 +1

      @@Tulkas-Astaldo I havent gotten to the end yet but I came to the comment section to call bs on this whole video lol..
      I'll wait

    • @Tulkas-Astaldo
      @Tulkas-Astaldo 2 년 전 +26

      @@jacobhammock3355 just outta curiosity what made you wanna call bs on the vid

    • @00JDH
      @00JDH 2 년 전 +5

      @@Tulkas-Astaldo that's what I'm wondering lol

  • @shobeon
    @shobeon 8 개월 전 +1

    The background music is so cool combined with the narration 🔥

  • @user-ti1yb3kl8j
    @user-ti1yb3kl8j 개월 전 +1

    You guys are awesome! Even having the idea to make the video was amazing! But I have another question. What is the most biggest galaxy in the world?

  • @mikotagayuna8494
    @mikotagayuna8494 2 년 전 +961

    You know something is supermassive when it requires an entire choral symphony to accompany its animation.

    • @goosegander3747
      @goosegander3747 2 년 전 +20

      Every city has a black hole. It's called a ghetto.

    • @alveolate
      @alveolate 2 년 전 +8

      the music of kurzgesegt needs to be released on spotify!

    • @hamdaanchalky7724
      @hamdaanchalky7724 2 년 전 +11

      @@goosegander3747 no

    • @oalnplayer5395
      @oalnplayer5395 2 년 전 +7

      @@alveolate it already is

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      @dont9178 2 년 전

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  • @zachaliles
    @zachaliles 2 년 전 +2671

    I really like how, in my short 37 years, black holes basically went from complete SciFi fantasy objects to being real things that have been found and are currently being studied. It's truly an amazing time to be alive.

    • @Zorro9129
      @Zorro9129 2 년 전 +150

      Good science fiction has its basis in science and can often be used as a point of loose predictions.

    • @Void-st2vu
      @Void-st2vu 2 년 전 +30

      I wouldn’t really say it’s the best time to be alive, maybe if the 1980’s carried on forever.

    • @boxcart4533
      @boxcart4533 2 년 전 +10

      @@munchken man it is such a rip off thou :/

    • @zuralazishvili4494
      @zuralazishvili4494 2 년 전 +6

      imagine in 200 years

    • @jamesg871
      @jamesg871 2 년 전 +12

      I really wish in our lifetime we have better pictures and information on them.

  • @user-bw7se2zg7b
    @user-bw7se2zg7b 19 일 전

    Thank you for all that research! Great video

  • @KnowledgeVentureX
    @KnowledgeVentureX 10 개월 전

    This is the Kind of Video we love to Binge Watch! You inspire us all while also sharing such incredible amount of knowledge…All for free!
    Humanity can’t be any kinder than this!
    Great video As always!
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  • @wishiwasabear
    @wishiwasabear 2 년 전 +1521

    The boss music when moving up to ultramassive blackholes was a nice touch

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 2 년 전 +32

      It sounds a bit like the interstellar soundtrack

    • @JRudd
      @JRudd 2 년 전 +7

      Ah yes, I was hoping they’d include the soundtrack info so I could find it on iTunes

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 년 전 +3

      @@LuisSierra42 I was thinking the same thing. Very interstellar.

    • @xilpes6254
      @xilpes6254 2 년 전 +11

      That's not a black hole, that's THE EYE OF TERROR

    • @hristoitchov
      @hristoitchov 2 년 전 +2

      @@JRudd At least there's a Soundcloud link in the description

  • @GrandAudio
    @GrandAudio 2 년 전 +2283

    When Kurzgesagt posts you know it’s a really good day.

    • @evlx1240
      @evlx1240 2 년 전 +19

      When you see another of these comments you know they copied it from somewhere else.

    • @ExCeteraArc
      @ExCeteraArc 2 년 전 +4

      For real just failed my drivers test by one question

    • @Wave1dave
      @Wave1dave 2 년 전 +4

      @@ExCeteraArc New Kurzgesagt video makes up for it.

    • @ChrispIsNotHere
      @ChrispIsNotHere 2 년 전

      Agree

    • @finnberends5993
      @finnberends5993 2 년 전 +1

      Yes

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    I LOVEEEE content like this. The perfect thing to watch for unwinding and the end of your day 😅

  • @EHHHHHMAZING777
    @EHHHHHMAZING777 10 개월 전 +1

    Your voice is so calming, I think I might falls asleep

  • @TheNitram8
    @TheNitram8 2 년 전 +2586

    The "behind the lies" segment is genius. It should be a staple of any scientific popularization attempt as it allows simplification for the sake of clarity and communication while also pointing at the innacuracies. Fantastic stuff as always.

    • @JamesSmith-mv9fp
      @JamesSmith-mv9fp 2 년 전 +5

      Well as "Black Holes" are themselves THEORY, not Scientific "LAW", the producers of this type of Theoretical Science, can continue to say what they like. Further this is just more ammunition for unethical and misleading programmes such as this one, to earn money.

    • @kolpoxj5651
      @kolpoxj5651 2 년 전 +90

      @@JamesSmith-mv9fp We got a picture of a black hole, the theory is no longer

    • @frazebean5117
      @frazebean5117 2 년 전 +47

      @@JamesSmith-mv9fp if you think black holes are fake then I assume you haven't heard of M87?

    • @letsmakegadgets6899
      @letsmakegadgets6899 2 년 전 +73

      @@JamesSmith-mv9fp "A scientific theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method, using accepted protocols of observation, measurement, and evaluation of results." -- Wikipedia

    • @clovebeans713
      @clovebeans713 2 년 전 +71

      @@JamesSmith-mv9fp That's why the image of the black hole was a huge deal it isn't just theory. I dont get what you mean by black holes aren't 'LAW' , that's like saying stars and plants aren't law what are you trying to say? With your use of words like 'theory' and 'law' you sound like the person that claims Evolution is just a theory. It should be understood while science behind things like black holes and evolution isn't fully understood they are still observed phenomena.

  • @SoicBR
    @SoicBR 2 년 전 +831

    "Oh, ok. He's about to finish the video with supermassive black holes"
    "Ultramassive black holes"
    WAIT WHA-

  • @LarvaAsia
    @LarvaAsia 7 개월 전 +2

    I just love the fact that what we see is what they used to look like billions of years ago....imagine how big they are now or how many galaxies are gone now

  • @burgz3995
    @burgz3995 2 년 전 +6890

    "Since TON 618 is so far away, we only see what it looked like 10 billion years ago" these lines gave me huge chills

    • @brandonhoffman4712
      @brandonhoffman4712 2 년 전 +9

      Don't worry it's just been getting its reps in and plundering its neighbors like a good Viking!
      Edit: Imagine all the loot in its belly!

    • @jirehchoo2151
      @jirehchoo2151 2 년 전 +373

      And the Universe is only 13B years old

    • @w0ckkiezz
      @w0ckkiezz 2 년 전 +4

      @@jirehchoo2151 ONLY??? U ACT LIKE ITS NOT THE OLDEST MF AROUND

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 2 년 전 +253

      Tho he also says "...is shining with a brightness of a hundred trillion stars, visible from 18 Billion Light Years away. "
      at 9:54
      Does that mean Ton 618 has moved 8 Billion lightyears further away from us since it emitted that light we see today 10 Billion years ago?

    • @w0ckkiezz
      @w0ckkiezz 2 년 전 +62

      @@Broockle idk probably..

  • @Grandflea02
    @Grandflea02 2 년 전 +3194

    "Our sun is like a grain of dust compared to hypergiant stars"
    "Hypergiant stars get thrown around easily by supermassive black holes"
    "Supermassive black holes are nowhere near as large as Ultramassive black holes"
    This is starting to feel like DBZ in terms of size progression.

    • @imhigh7735
      @imhigh7735 2 년 전 +28

      Lol😂😂

    • @blacktigerace6687
      @blacktigerace6687 2 년 전 +92

      DBZ not even in comparison, nor ANY fictional characters in human history
      ultramassive blackholes, specially TON 618 have stupendous power output, that even all fictional characters including lovecraftians teaming together, still impossible to destroy TON 618, TON not even get scratches, everyone powers, skills, and their life is just get warped by it and become food instead
      TON literally weigh as same as galaxy, eating galaxies all at once, while the gravitational effect + the light visible from the half edge of observable universe like normal star inside milky way!
      (imagine a single dust shining so brightly, that you can see it in the middle of ocean while the dust is on horizon like a normal lighthouse and you can still feel the warm [i repeat, its a single dust])
      that even our own real universe expansion cant scratches it
      edit: half edge of observable universe, not edge*

    • @blacktigerace6687
      @blacktigerace6687 2 년 전 +48

      also if TON 618 replace andromeda galaxy
      and if you just a baby inside a womb, still developing your own eyes
      you immediately get blinded by TON, while earth being burned alive, and everyone definitely dead
      from as far as andromeda galaxy
      imagine...

    • @imhigh7735
      @imhigh7735 2 년 전 +66

      @@blacktigerace6687 lol no😂😂 there are many "fictional characters" who can destroy a ton618

    • @costco_pizza
      @costco_pizza 2 년 전 +9

      @@blacktigerace6687 Yeah but what about the frightening and massive UY Scuti??? I bet this black hole won’t look so scary compared to the mighty UY Scuti!

  • @divyajyoti1631
    @divyajyoti1631 4 개월 전 +1

    Minor comment: At 2:19 timestamp, you're talking about GW170817 but it's not confirmed whether that is a black hole or the heaviest neutron star. As a gravitational wave (GW) physicist, i felt like mentioning this.

  • @Burtsbeesapplepie
    @Burtsbeesapplepie 10 개월 전

    This is literally my favorite video on YT, I watched it on loop for 9 HOURS WITHOUT BOREDOM

  • @AmblesJambles
    @AmblesJambles 2 년 전 +983

    "But in reality it's probably even larger. Since TON 618 is so far away, we only see what it looked like 10 billion years ago"
    *Laughs nervously*

    • @TenthOfChaos
      @TenthOfChaos 2 년 전 +67

      My bwain hurts and I’m scared mom come pick me up

    • @prasannabhat8631
      @prasannabhat8631 2 년 전 +79

      Here is the funny thing... the more recent view we get of the black hole, the sooner we will die

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 2 년 전 +3

      just when you thought it couldn't get bigger...

    • @Daytruin
      @Daytruin 2 년 전 +5

      so when you think about how time is relative (going lightspeed for a few hours could equate to something like years later (my math is non existant)), stop to think that we are actually all time travelers.

    • @inalinden288
      @inalinden288 2 년 전 +23

      Think of it this was: it takes light 10 billion years to travel from TON 618 to earth. Even if it were to move in our direction it would take waaay longer than that to reach us. Also, considering that the universe is expanding it probably steadily moves away from us and might not ever come into contact with our milky way. But before all of this could happen, our sun will burn out anyway.

  • @ShortHax
    @ShortHax 2 년 전 +10191

    The irony of a bright object in the universe that we can see and is so far away being a black hole

  • @ccx691
    @ccx691 8 개월 전

    I fell in love with the animations, especially the color harmonies

  • @JohnGodwin
    @JohnGodwin 일 전

    I have real love for this channel.

  • @sm69animations34
    @sm69animations34 2 년 전 +2489

    Ton 618: shines with a brightness of a 100 trillion stars.
    Discord light mode: Pathetic.

    • @imibuks-replit
      @imibuks-replit 2 년 전 +59

      discord light mode: brightness of 1 billion google stars
      or 1billion + 100 zeros

    • @ryanfoures9088
      @ryanfoures9088 2 년 전 +17

      @@imibuks-replit a gogolplex brighter

    • @elsieduhaylungsod8547
      @elsieduhaylungsod8547 2 년 전 +5

      TON 618 is as bright is IC 1101

    • @mumujibirb
      @mumujibirb 2 년 전 +9

      Actually i use light mode at night and it's fine (i know it's joke) (please do not misunderstand)

    • @imibuks-replit
      @imibuks-replit 2 년 전 +6

      @@mumujibirb yeah i know
      who will actually use light mode
      ESPECCIALLY AT NIGHTT

  • @jedmatias7797
    @jedmatias7797 5 개월 전 +1

    10:40
    Love the build up!

  • @dragonzlyric
    @dragonzlyric 6 개월 전

    Subscribed! Thanks for the data boost.

  • @KazukiHizushi
    @KazukiHizushi 2 년 전 +700

    I LOVE the wholesomeness of "Behind the Lies".
    How they've admitted to inaccuracies.
    It takes courage to admit that, and it's very much appreciated.

    • @alessiofranciosini7088
      @alessiofranciosini7088 2 년 전 +23

      It show how dedicated and reliable they are, they truly care about getting the general public interested in science.

    • @haxefede
      @haxefede 2 년 전 +10

      I feel like that part was a realy accurate description of the whole process of publishing a peer reviewed scientific paper

    • @ginnyjollykidd
      @ginnyjollykidd 2 년 전 +3

      All in the process of being as accurate as possible. It's very difficult to see inner planets with a "to scale" model of our solar system, too.

    • @severusfloki5778
      @severusfloki5778 2 년 전 +3

      I wish the NASA, WHO etc. would do that.

    • @forssi1
      @forssi1 2 년 전 +2

      Nothing to do with being courageous since they only care about being as truthful as possible.

  • @Glumsie
    @Glumsie 2 년 전 +1497

    I’m not scared- I’m just impressed.
    And terrified.

    • @thegoldengood4725
      @thegoldengood4725 2 년 전 +6

      @@dont9178 reported

    • @glowstickqueen7139
      @glowstickqueen7139 2 년 전 +19

      "I'm not scared, I'm just very scared."

    • @rubyred186
      @rubyred186 2 년 전 +3

      Just imagine how I am going to survive this whole night out reading for exams without have a huge existential crisis.

    • @jordancunningham4962
      @jordancunningham4962 2 년 전 +4

      Welcome to life, the universe is trying to kill you.

    • @Spleens854
      @Spleens854 2 년 전 +2

      @@lindadesevrenjacquet1633 what did the bot say

  • @ademaalexandrovna1402
    @ademaalexandrovna1402 2 개월 전

    I fell in love with this channel...cartoon and space stuff
    I love it❤❤

  • @saminator4497
    @saminator4497 3 개월 전

    As a scientist myself I fucking love the final mention of having to paraphrase and use certain data sets, as well as omitting others. Regardless of which academics work will have made the cut, I just know they'll all have been so pumped just to have been asked and involved. All while also linking sources and preempting anyso-calledd experts pooping some or any of whatyou'vee had to present to make an educational, fun and paletable video for the masses. I think linking and making use in posters and merch of that additional work which was perhaps initially thought to be superfluous information and research not needed for the videos final cut is such a fantastic and well thought through idea. Super efficient and the complete opposite of wasteful. Massive props for that! 😁
    And speaking of preempting, just because anyone can say anything on the Internet. Should someone decide to tell me for whatever reason that I'm making my background up and would like specifics: I have a life/ biosciences background, particularly in chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences and am currently working in a clinical research and innovation setting for an organisation focused on the future and widespread implementation of digital pathology in clinical pathology pipelines worldwide

  • @hakimke2
    @hakimke2 2 년 전 +910

    Me : "Surely they can't get any bigger, right?"
    Kurzgesagt : "Lol"
    Me : "..."

    • @Shvabicu
      @Shvabicu 2 년 전 +20

      Makes you shit your pants, doesn't it?

    • @NostalgicMem0ries
      @NostalgicMem0ries 2 년 전 +21

      those blackholes are nothing compared to known universe size... and key word is known, what really blows mind is when you think where is edge of universe and what is behind it? no way its some field or wall, and its impossible to be infinite, so thats is really scary.

    • @suncat530
      @suncat530 2 년 전 +12

      @Low Tier God wat

    • @benriffle104
      @benriffle104 2 년 전 +1

      They can. And don't call me Surely.

    • @dhruvthakur5980
      @dhruvthakur5980 2 년 전

      I like your videos so much you inspire me on every videos you post✨

  • @EricPauker
    @EricPauker 2 년 전 +1223

    "Created with the tears of experts" should be Kurzgesagt's slogan from now on.

    • @tinotendagutsa466
      @tinotendagutsa466 2 년 전 +12

      I pray they see this

    • @Randomela
      @Randomela 2 년 전 +27

      Friendship over with "well, its complicated;" "created with the tears of experts" is my new bestie

    • @tinotendagutsa466
      @tinotendagutsa466 2 년 전 +2

      @@Randomela I'll watch these videos with my kids one day 🤞

    • @Randomela
      @Randomela 2 년 전 +2

      @@tinotendagutsa466 same plan! Also, in my future household, whoever refuses to watch kurzgesagt will be grounded for a week! /s

    • @RolfDarylTio
      @RolfDarylTio 2 년 전 +3

      They should put this on a shirt. Haha

  • @AleksandrHemingway
    @AleksandrHemingway 3 개월 전

    I rarely like (let alone comment on) videos on KRplus, but a brief "Hey, there are reasonable limitations here" at the end is something I've never seen before. Supporter for as long as I exist.

  • @Ks.Kamcam
    @Ks.Kamcam 년 전

    When this video mentioned our sun becoming a white dwarf star, it became a google research project for me. I started looking up properties of white dwarf stars, then do white dwarf stars die, finally seeing if white dwarf stars have Goldilocks zones or habitable zones (HZ). Thank you for making me crave knowledge Kurgz!

  • @frenchexpat5601
    @frenchexpat5601 2 년 전 +1862

    Alright, music is 50% responsible for the chills that went down my spine.

  • @chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    @chloeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 년 전 +1759

    imagine a sci-fi series animated in kurzgesagt’s style. that’d be the best thing ever

  • @marianomaza8941
    @marianomaza8941 5 개월 전 +2

    The fact the most massive black hole was so incredibly large 10 billions years ago is beyond insane

  • @aweirdo4955
    @aweirdo4955 6 일 전 +1

    Fun fact!
    Nowadays, the largest black hole known to man is Phoenix A*, with an mass of about 100 BILLION SOLAR MASSES.

  • @alexsoo501
    @alexsoo501 2 년 전 +2065

    I swear they said “and now we arrive at the largest black hole” 3 different times, but I still love it

    • @CG64Mushro0m
      @CG64Mushro0m 2 년 전 +5

      lmao

    • @traditionalsunni629
      @traditionalsunni629 2 년 전 +22

      He* stop massacring grammar ffs

    • @hf.1906
      @hf.1906 2 년 전 +282

      @@traditionalsunni629 what the fuck lol. They is just a neutral pronoun

    • @slayarniae
      @slayarniae 2 년 전 +36

      @@traditionalsunni629 dont wanna assume gender though-

    • @emmaqueen9757
      @emmaqueen9757 2 년 전 +232

      @@traditionalsunni629 whats your problem? You know theres an entire team behind the voice, making the script and the videos? Dont forget it, they are all part of Kurzgesagt

  • @Razielezu1
    @Razielezu1 2 년 전 +2631

    As an astrophysicist who's done his PhD in precisely this topic, I wanted to commend you on the content and on the scripting of your video. It's not only very *very* scientifically accurate, but also very clear and well explained, without entering in unnecessary details and keeping it entertaining. I loved it!

    • @stickyoutubechannel6259
      @stickyoutubechannel6259 2 년 전 +181

      Good to hear. Also, congrats on your PhD on Such a topic.

    • @lolz_man4763
      @lolz_man4763 2 년 전 +17

      @@stickyoutubechannel6259 True

    • @vasiavisilievic1873
      @vasiavisilievic1873 2 년 전 +17

      Does your job pay anything?

    • @Razielezu1
      @Razielezu1 2 년 전 +101

      @@vasiavisilievic1873 Yes, it does, and not-so-bad actually. The tricky thing is to find stability. A regular scientist has probably changed their working country (or at the very least city) probably 3 to 5 times by age 35.

    • @lolz_man4763
      @lolz_man4763 2 년 전 +6

      @@Razielezu1 Nice it does pay you but sad you have to leave your city/country 3-5 times

  • @pawelnowak1719
    @pawelnowak1719 11 개월 전 +1

    Also just a request, could you please do a video about Kurzgesagt. Thank you

  • @PlanetXMysteries-pj9nm

    Does anyone feel like me that the reading voice is very soothing and it makes me fall asleep very quickly even though there are many new things I need to hear and learn?

  • @BullsEye007D
    @BullsEye007D 2 년 전 +531

    “POV: You’re about to die” - I lost it

  • @metalhev3989
    @metalhev3989 2 년 전 +728

    People: "we must protect nature!"
    Nature: *bench presses 2 galaxies*

  • @marysia4002
    @marysia4002 11 개월 전 +2

    Pheonix A* just chillin undiscovered:

  • @patrickwalker6327
    @patrickwalker6327 2 개월 전

    Here's a thought about the curious black hole size jump. That if when black holes get to a certain size they punch through another space time and eject material to a white hole. And the closer they are to another space time the more energy they lose. Let's say a lot of the black holes used to be a pretty close size but most of them ejected a bunch of their material at once because the other side of space time changed and got suddenly closer.

  • @WitherGaming69
    @WitherGaming69 2 년 전 +552

    Ton 618 is shining with the brightness of 10 trillion suns
    Discord Light Mode: Finally a worthy opponent!

  • @kiddwong4186
    @kiddwong4186 2 년 전 +1521

    I massively appreciate the behind the "lies" segment. Science at this level is not simple and whilst it helps general audiences appreciate the basics by simplifying information, it is also really important to understand how complicated a question like "how big is a black hole" really is. Great video. Excellent work.

  • @planetminecraft411
    @planetminecraft411 10 개월 전

    The animations team deserves several rounds of applause!

  • @NilsRohwer
    @NilsRohwer 8 개월 전

    Kurzgesagt is a blessing to the planet.
    Thank you for your amazing work.
    This video is mind-blowing, one of your best. The odd references to scales which might be comprehensible like "would fit 3 solar systems" when the starting black hole was the size of a proton, just wonderful.
    Thank you all. ❤

  • @TheEret
    @TheEret 2 년 전 +5045

    Everytime I thought it was the biggest, there was a bigger one! Insane to think about!

  • @marckvale3061
    @marckvale3061 2 년 전 +1285

    The art direction and music were nothing short of perfect. When the music reached its crescendo during the King of Kings reveal, I got chills. Goddy classical music paired with science is one of my favorite combos 💚

    • @mustang8206
      @mustang8206 2 년 전 +27

      You are nerd beyond nerd

    • @awskier222
      @awskier222 2 년 전 +17

      100% agreed! the music did the work of making a 2D black circle on a screen mean “ultramassive black hole”

    • @AdiJayanto
      @AdiJayanto 2 년 전 +7

      Search for Epic Mountain on Spotify. He's the one who does the soundtrack.
      My personal favourite:
      1. Time (and it's remixed version)
      2. Life
      3. Stellar Engines
      4. Alien Scale
      5. Largest Star
      I haven't listen to this one yet.

    • @alucard347
      @alucard347 2 년 전

      @@AdiJayanto personal favorite is the nuclear bomb soundtrack, spesifically the "to nuke a city".

    • @Manicbpd
      @Manicbpd 2 년 전 +3

      Is there something past a nerd? Because that is you.

  • @jillh7646
    @jillh7646 개월 전

    Idk why but I can't stop watching your videos...

  • @facilis
    @facilis 9 개월 전

    OMG the soundtrack music is absolutely fantastic :O

  • @grattata4364
    @grattata4364 2 년 전 +1159

    The universe is just a massive agario playfield.

    • @mikhaels6624
      @mikhaels6624 2 년 전 +50

      What an underrated comment

    • @grattata4364
      @grattata4364 2 년 전 +15

      @@mikhaels6624 Haha thanks mate :)

    • @LunaxioProductions
      @LunaxioProductions 2 년 전 +7

      lol this is underrated

    • @isaiahsalmeron4083
      @isaiahsalmeron4083 2 년 전 +5

      Lmao this is the best comparison 💀

    • @grattata4364
      @grattata4364 2 년 전 +21

      @@isaiahsalmeron4083 Thanks mate. Now we know what lies beyond the event horizon in a massive black hole.. A true agario master.

  • @Lathland
    @Lathland 2 년 전 +3199

    The moment earth goes past at 10:59 honestly sent a shiver down my spine, it's horrifyingly breathtaking. This video was done SO well, awe inspiring stuff!

  • @MrTea-zl5ol
    @MrTea-zl5ol 5 개월 전

    Thankyou to the researchers, scientists and physicists for their hard work and tears to make this video possible. We love you.

  • @Kazuke-Suzaki
    @Kazuke-Suzaki 11 개월 전 +1

    Do video about Phoenix A*

  • @HCG
    @HCG 2 년 전 +3085

    This scale is literally unfathomable. Those black holes are incomprehensibly large. Terrifying.

    • @RequiemPoete
      @RequiemPoete 2 년 전 +38

      These are the things that dwell where God doesn't travel.

    • @god6384
      @god6384 2 년 전 +30

      It doesn't matter everything keeps expanding even space itself... so they will never be able to get to us. We'd have more change getting sucked up by our own sun then ever being sucked in by a black hole

    • @smorgborg
      @smorgborg 2 년 전 +72

      The day we know what lies inside a black hole is the day we understand the universe and reality itself.

    • @brianstanton2721
      @brianstanton2721 2 년 전 +10

      @@RequiemPoete lol he gets swallowed immediately and forgotten about haha

    • @gard3boi311
      @gard3boi311 2 년 전 +13

      @@smorgborg a truly wonderous and terrifying prospect to imagine

  • @TimeBucks
    @TimeBucks 2 년 전 +1229

    Love the background tune

    • @mukeshkumar-oy9mk
      @mukeshkumar-oy9mk 2 년 전 +29

      It becomes exponentially better with earphones

    • @adfinder5791
      @adfinder5791 2 년 전 +29

      the artists that made it are called epic mountain, if you want to listen to the soundtracks

    • @antonxuiz
      @antonxuiz 2 년 전 +18

      Clearly inspired by Interestellar's soundtrack, which makes sense due to the subject

    • @Mystixor
      @Mystixor 2 년 전 +9

      All background tunes are uploaded full-length on KRplus shortly after the release of the video by the creators "Epic Mountain Music", in case you want to hop over and leave some love :)

    • @MilindaX
      @MilindaX 2 년 전 +1

      Reminds me of the Deepwater Horizon movie theme

  • @neeraj-sc1mp
    @neeraj-sc1mp 13 일 전

    00:00 Black holes can grow endlessly and the largest ones are the biggest things in the universe.
    01:45 Black holes come in different sizes and are created by violent cosmic events.
    03:22 Black holes grow by devouring stars or merging with others, but the largest ones may have formed from Quasi Stars.
    05:05 Quasi stars in early universe could collapse into black holes and become seeds for supermassive black holes.
    06:42 Supermassive black holes are not like the Sun and are held together by dark matter.
    08:22 Black holes come in different sizes, with Ultramassive Black Holes being the largest.
    10:01 A black hole with 66 billion solar masses is possibly the largest single body in the universe.
    12:08 Calculating black hole size is uncertain due to physics on small scales.
    Crafted by Merlin AI.

  • @user-vn9ul9by7p
    @user-vn9ul9by7p 7 개월 전

    Love these videos so fun to watch

  • @Vonliktenstien
    @Vonliktenstien 2 년 전 +621

    Shoutout to the sound engineers for this episode. Just gorgeous stuff.

  • @DartzinhoV
    @DartzinhoV 2 년 전 +1328

    That "Behind the Lies" segment was fantastic, really cool to have a little insight into your research, and a great way to make me even more excited for the engineering physics course I'm going to start taking in October

    • @xXMangoXx_
      @xXMangoXx_ 2 년 전 +4

      Good luck, i could never get my head around physics.

    • @pardeepsingh2502
      @pardeepsingh2502 2 년 전 +2

      Good luck man..

    • @user-fh5ov4tu2j
      @user-fh5ov4tu2j 2 년 전 +3

      good luck! physics is not my thing at all, hope you can keep the enthusiasm for long!

    • @_ame_
      @_ame_ 2 년 전 +2

      Omg good luck! That sounds really cool

    • @aratirao9007
      @aratirao9007 2 년 전

      @@xXMangoXx_ 🟤SERCH ADITYA RATHORE, HE ALSO MAKES INFORMATIVE CONTENT LIKE KURZGESAGT

  • @manikenpachi2760
    @manikenpachi2760 11 개월 전

    This animation is beautiful I love it!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ end the music!! so epic!!!

  • @Mrcube-oe5my
    @Mrcube-oe5my 7 개월 전 +1

    Super cool I am subscribed

  • @VARIOUShorses
    @VARIOUShorses 2 년 전 +709

    This channel at its best gives me that feeling I used to have as a kid staring at the milky way trying to comprehend how big every little dot is and how impossibly small we are. It's a feeling of awe and wonder, a little fear and a lot of curiosity.
    It's a feeling pretty hard to come by as an adult.

    • @Giogro
      @Giogro 2 년 전 +17

      True, there are some feelings of wonder and adventure you can only feel as a child

    • @cannedparty3863
      @cannedparty3863 2 년 전 +2

      It's not often you can learn new things and be truly enthusiastic and excited, where it's in a way that's just fascinating and grabs your attention

    • @observantmagic4156
      @observantmagic4156 2 년 전 +4

      Ikr I miss that

    • @rubyred186
      @rubyred186 2 년 전 +2

      Videos like these make me question why I had not taken astrophysics as my major... it's not that I don't like biotech but i feel like astrophysics is my ex and videos like these make me regret not choosing that instead of the biology..
      Kurzgesagt, you better make me love biotech again.....

    • @sarah12232
      @sarah12232 2 년 전

      @@rubyred186 go see the vid on bacteriophages, it might help

  • @chriss.9398
    @chriss.9398 2 년 전 +832

    This makes me kind of realize not only is our Universe incredibly large in scale, but our science is most likely just in its infancy in fully understanding it.