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Colossal Black Hole Seen Drifting Away from Home Galaxy

It has been theorized some time ago that supermassive black holes may be ejected from their galaxy during a galactic collision. However, until now such event remained unobserved. When two or more galaxies merge into a single one their supermassive black holes may also merge, albeit the energy released during such a process would throw the merger out of its home world. "We have observed the pre-merger stages of black holes. But we haven't seen the actual merger event", explains Max Planck... Read »
Created by Valmir Created 30 weeks 5 days ago – Made popular 30 weeks 5 days ago
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