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There’s a massive black hole next door that appears far too big for its host galaxy! And in another galaxy, TWO supermassive black holes formed, giving us a glimpse at a true rarity in astronomy!
Hosted By: Reid Reimers
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Sources:
https://www.nap.edu/html/oneuniverse/matter_104-105.html
arxiv.org/pdf/2111.04770.pdf
eurekalert.org/news-releases/936420
aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa40827-21.pdf
phys.org/news/2021-11-large-telescope-uncovers-closest-pair.html
Image Sources:
nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-black-hole-k4.html
solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1068/10-questions-you-might-have-about-black-holes
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nustar/black-hole-has-major-flare
eurekalert.org/multimedia/809686
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J_Harlan_Smith_telescope.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/interstellar-movement-in-space-moving-stars-rkahsv69ukpodgfav
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/milky-way-s-center-will-be-revealed-by-nasa-s-webb-telescope
nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/new-black-hole.html
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=12005
eso.org/public/images/eso2117a
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Unit_Telescopes_VLT.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BBH-NGC7727.gif
istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-space-wallpaper-black-hole-with-nebula-over-colorful-stars-and-cloud-fields-gm1088863384-292078782
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10545
youtube.com/watch?v=fMNlt2FnHDg&t=53s
exoplanets.nasa.gov/milky-way-overlay
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There’s a massive black hole next door that appears far too big for its host galaxy! And in another galaxy, TWO supermassive black holes formed, giving us a glimpse at a true rarity in astronomy!
Hosted By: Reid Reimers
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
----------
Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
----------
Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet, Jason A Saslow, Heriberto Bustos!
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Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?
SciShow Tangents Podcast: scishowtangents.org
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Twitter: twitter.com/scishow
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Sources:
https://www.nap.edu/html/oneuniverse/matter_104-105.html
arxiv.org/pdf/2111.04770.pdf
eurekalert.org/news-releases/936420
aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa40827-21.pdf
phys.org/news/2021-11-large-telescope-uncovers-closest-pair.html
Image Sources:
nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/nasa-knows/what-is-a-black-hole-k4.html
solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1068/10-questions-you-might-have-about-black-holes
nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nustar/black-hole-has-major-flare
eurekalert.org/multimedia/809686
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J_Harlan_Smith_telescope.jpg
storyblocks.com/video/stock/interstellar-movement-in-space-moving-stars-rkahsv69ukpodgfav
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/milky-way-s-center-will-be-revealed-by-nasa-s-webb-telescope
nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/new-black-hole.html
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=12005
eso.org/public/images/eso2117a
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Two_Unit_Telescopes_VLT.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BBH-NGC7727.gif
istockphoto.com/photo/abstract-space-wallpaper-black-hole-with-nebula-over-colorful-stars-and-cloud-fields-gm1088863384-292078782
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10545
youtube.com/watch?v=fMNlt2FnHDg&t=53s
exoplanets.nasa.gov/milky-way-overlay
