July 21, 2012

‘Seeds’ of Massive Black Holes Found at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy




‘Seeds’ of Massive Black Holes Found at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy

July 20, 2012

A research team at Keio University, led by Associate Professor Tomoharu Oka, has discovered intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) candidates at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is about 30,000 light-years from the solar system in the direction of Sagittarius. IMBH candidates are considered to be the "seeds" that form and grow massive black holes.

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