Rare Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Caught Devouring Star in Distant Galaxy

Is An Elusive Intermediate Mass Black Hole Eating a Star in This Distant Galaxy?

NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected evidence of what could be an Intermediate Mass Black Hole eating a star. It's in a galaxy 450 million light-years away, and unusual x-ray emissions highlight its location.

Rogue black hole found terrorizing unfortunate star in distant galaxy

The Hubble Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory saw an enigmatic intermediate-mass black hole lighting up in X-rays, potentially revealing a way of finding more of them in the future.

Rare intermediate-mass black hole caught devouring star in distant galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star cluster in a giant elliptical galaxy.

Astronomers Spot Elusive Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in Distant Galaxy

A recent collaboration between NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory has resulted in the discovery of a rare intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) located in the distant NGC 6099 galaxy. This black hole, designated NGC 6099 HLX-1, was found in a compact star cluster, approximately 40,000 light-years from the galaxy’s center, situated around 450 million light-years away in the Hercules constellation. The black hole was observe…

Hubble and Chandra Catch a Rare Intermediate Black Hole in Action Devouring a Star

In the vastness of space, there’s a rare cosmic oddity: an intermediate-mass black hole. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory have found NGC 6099 HLX-1, a cosmic enigma in the constellation Hercules, 450 million light-years away, devouring a star. Supermassive black holes, weighing millions or billions of suns, sit at the centers of [...]

Rare intermediate-mass black hole caught devouring star in distant galaxy - Tech and Science Post

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star cluster in a giant elliptical galaxy. Just a few years after its 1990 launch, Hubble discovered that galaxies throughout the universe can contain supermassive black holes at their centers weighing millions or billions …