Rare black hole possibly orbiting our galaxy detected by Hubble telescope
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The Hubble Space Telescope may have discovered an intermediate-mass black hole candidate located at the core of the nearby star cluster Messier 4, roughly 6,000 light-years away. The black hole candidate is an ultradense region of space packed with the mass of 800 suns, causing nearby stars to orbit it. Intermediate-mass black holes are the most elusive black holes in the universe, and no intermediate-mass black holes have been definitively confirmed to exist. Further observations are needed to confirm the discovery.
Topics:science#astronomy#astrophysics#black-hole#hubble-space-telescope#intermediate-mass-black-hole#messier-4
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