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Scientists discover super-massive black hole in motion

India Today | 16/03/2021 06:34 PM | Click to read full article

Scientists have discovered a "restless" super-massive black hole wandering in space with a velocity of around 4,810 kilometers per second (2,990 miles per second). It has been found in the galaxy named J0437+2456. Researchers at the Center for Astrophysics-Harvard and Smithsonian have identified "what is the clearest case till date of a supermassive black hole in motion".

The galaxy's neutral hydrogen appears to be receding at a slightly higher velocity of 4,910 kilometers per second.

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