The Nearest Midsized Black Hole Might Instead Be a Horde of Lightweights
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 4:30 pm
by Ken Croswell
Contrary to a previous report, there’s no evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s most massive and luminous globular star cluster, a new study finds. Instead, a hive of much smaller black holes diving into and out of the tightly packed star cluster’s center can explain the movement and distribution of its many ancient stars.
Link: Science News
Contrary to a previous report, there’s no evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s most massive and luminous globular star cluster, a new study finds. Instead, a hive of much smaller black holes diving into and out of the tightly packed star cluster’s center can explain the movement and distribution of its many ancient stars.
Link: Science News