Hubble detects possible intermediate black hole hiding 6,000 light-years away

A rare intermediate-size black hole could be hiding a relatively close 6,000 light-years away within a globular star cluster.

Astronomers used the iconic Hubble Space Telescope to observe a compact region of space with the mass of 800 Suns that they believe to be a black hole.

According to a press statement, they believe they have found the “best evidence yet for the presence of a rare class of intermediate-sized black holes.”

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