Astronomers just found a massive water reservoir circling a black hole

Astronomers have discovered an unexpected reservoir of water circling a black hole in deep space. The water-bound black hole rests at the center of a quasar located more than 12 billion light-years away. The astronomers published their findings in a study featured in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

Because of how far away the galaxy is, the authors of the study say that the light we…