Brightest Quasar (IMAGE) Australian National University Caption This is the brightest quasar in the early universe, hiding a black hole of 12 billion solar masses appears to us as a tiny red dot Credit Sloan Digital Sky Survey Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.