Rare triple galaxy merger with at least two supermassive black holes

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Rare triple galaxy merger with at least two supermassive black holes

Post by Dragon Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:30 am

Not long ago, we reported on research that found seven separate instances of three galaxies colliding with one another.

Now, a team led by Jonathan Williams of the University of Maryland has found another triple galaxy merging cluster, but this one might potentially have two active supermassive black holes, allowing astronomers to peer into the system dynamics of two of the universe's most extreme objects running into one another.

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Re: Rare triple galaxy merger with at least two supermassive black holes

Post by Dragon Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:32 am

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Credit: VLT / MSU R-V-B- composite image

Image of the three merging galaxies with potentially two active black holes.

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Re: Rare triple galaxy merger with at least two supermassive black holes

Post by Dragon Thu Jun 17, 2021 2:34 am

Two Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other. Stephen Hawking Was Right!

There’s a system where a supermassive black hole with millions of times the mass of the Sun orbits another black hole with billions of times the mass of the Sun.

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