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\nAstronomers have found the best evidence for a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,” which betrayed its existence by tearing apart a wayward star that passed too close. This exciting discovery opens the door to the...\nAstronomers have found the best evidence for a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,” which betrayed its existence by tearing apart a wayward star that passed too close.

This exciting discovery opens the door to the possibility of many more lurking undetected in the dark, waiting to be given away by a star passing too close.

Music credit: “Struck by the Beauty” by Emmanuel David Lipszyc [SACEM], Sébastien Lipszyc [SACEM] and Thomas Bloch [SACEM]. Koka Media [SACEM] and Universal Production Music

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul R. Morris (USRA): Lead Producer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support




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HUBBLE FINDS EVIDENCE OF
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In 2006, satellites detected a powerful flare of X-rays, but researchers weren't sure if the source was inside or outside our galaxy.
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Hubble was pointed at the X-ray source to figure out its precise location.
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Hubble found that the X-rays emanated from a distant, dense star cluster on the outskirts of another galaxy...
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Mid-sized black holes are a long-sought \"missing link\" in black hole evolution.
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Astronomers essentially have to catch one red-handed in the act of gobbling up a star.
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