Hubble snapshot of galaxy with rogue black hole (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Hubble snapshot of galaxy with rogue black hole

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This Hubble Space Telescope image, taken on Jan. 16, 2025, helped UC Berkeley researchers pinpoint the location of the TDE — about 2,600 light years from the host galaxy’s core, where an even more massive active black resides. Hubble confirmed independent observations made with NASA’s Chandra X-ray observatory.

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NASA, ESA, STScI, Yuhan Yao (UC Berkeley); Image Processing by Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

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