Thursday, 26 September 2019

Finding Intermediate-Sized Black Holes


In this image, a galaxy called ESO 243-49 is home to an extremely bright object called HLX-1. Circled in this image, HLX-1 is the most likely example of a black hole in the intermediate mass range that scientists have found. via NASA https://ift.tt/2mYK3zu
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