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Tightest-Knit Supermassive Black Hole Duo Found in Heart of Distant Galaxy

Duration: 01:21Views: 42.4KLikes: 163Date Created: Feb, 2022

Channel: caltech

Category: Science & Technology

Description: Astronomers think that a galaxy called PKS 2131-021 harbors at its core not one but two orbiting supermassive black holes. This animation explains how the orbital motion of a powerful jet revealed the presence of the monstrous duo. More info: caltech.edu/about/news/colossal-black-holes-locked-in-dance-at-heart-of-galaxy

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