Scientists have discovered a pair of supermassive black holes that are set to merge into one massive singularity. The findings could help astronomers understand what will happen when our Milky Way galaxy merges with the Andromeda galaxy in 4.5 billion years. Supermassive black holes are believed to lie at the heart of every major galaxy, …
Artist’s impression of two black holes about to collide. New observations and analysis reveal two Goliath black holes only 750 light-years apart and closing in, orbiting each other in the wake of a galaxy merger. Astronomers from the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues have discovered two ghostly Goliaths on their way to a cataclysmic meeting. …
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news of amazing discoveries, scientific advances, and more. CNN – Two supermassive black holes have been spotted feeding on cosmic material when two galaxies merge in distant space – the closest black hole collisions astronomers have ever observed. Astronomers discovered the pair while …
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This artist’s conception shows a late-stage galactic merger and two newly discovered central black holes. Binary black holes are the closest together observed at multiple wavelengths. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO); M. Weiss, NRAO/AUI/NSF Astronomers have spotted two ghostly Goliaths on their way to a cataclysmic meeting. The astronomers made the announcement Jan. 9 at the American …
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Black hole pit! Scientists have discovered two supermassive black holes eating side by side just 750 light-years apart Two supermassive black holes have been spotted “feeding” side by side The pair grows at the same time only 750 light-years away Astronomers believe that they will eventually coalesce into a supermassive black hole By Xantha Leatham, …
