'Ultramassive' black hole discovered by Durham astronomers
Astronomers say their discovery using a new technique is one of the largest black holes to date.
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Astronomers say their discovery using a new technique is one of the largest black holes to date.
These astronomical maps will help you spot planets, stars and constellations in the night sky.
“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” -Edgar Allan Poe No matter where you look in the night sky, a powerful enough telescope appears to reveal points of light. Even if you find a region with no stars in the Milky Way, you’re likely to find thousands of galaxies in the deep sky beyond, as the Hubble Deep Field and successor images demonstrated. However, it wasn’t until 2010 and the WFC3 that we were able to get deep, wide-field views simultaneously.
These black holes are not absorbing matter from a nearby star, making them incredibly hard to find.
Millions of distant galaxies are obscured by the Magellanic Clouds, which orbit the Milky Way. However, using several different telescopes, astronomers can see beyond them to build a 3D map of the hidden galaxies