Posts | Phil Plait (@badastro@mastodon.social)

So, have astronomers found a supermassive black hole blasted away from its galaxy and barrelling through intergalactic space... or is it just a weird galaxy?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/have-astronomers-found-a-runaway-monster-black-hole/

Scientific American

Have astronomers found a runaway monster black hole?

Despite years of debate and follow-up studies, an odd streak of cosmic light still defies a final explanation. Is it a giant black hole screaming through intergalactic space?

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