Supermassive Black Holes Found in Tiny Remnants of Stripped Galaxies (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Supermassive Black Holes Found in Tiny Remnants of Stripped Galaxies

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U astronomers and colleagues have found two ultra-compact dwarf galaxies, VUCD3 and M59cO, with supermassive black holes. The findings suggest that the dwarfs are likely tiny leftovers of larger galaxies that were stripped of their outer layers after colliding into other, larger galaxies M87 and M59, respectively.

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NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute

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