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Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way's nearest neighbor

Astronomers found evidence of a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way.
The mass of this black hole is about 600,000 times that of the sun, which is significantly smaller than the Milky Way's black hole.
Research focused on tracking 21 hypervelocity stars, which are escaping the Milky Way's gravity, indicating their origin from the identified black hole.
Jesse Han from the Center for Astrophysics stated that the black hole was 'practically under our noses this whole time.

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GMA Filipino News

Fast-moving stars reveal supermassive black hole inside nearby galaxy

WASHINGTON - The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy residing near our Milky Way, visible to the naked eye as a luminous patch of light from Earth's southern hemisphere and named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who observed it five centuries ago. New research is now providing a fuller understanding of the makeup of our galactic neighbor.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

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Phys.org

Runaway stars reveal hidden black hole in Milky Way's nearest neighbor

Astronomers have discovered strong evidence for the closest supermassive black hole outside of the Milky Way galaxy. This giant black hole is located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the nearest galactic neighbors to our own.

4 days ago·United Kingdom

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Georgia Public Broadcasting

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That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.

4 days ago·Georgia, United States

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Day News TV

Fast-Moving Stars Confirm Supermassive Black Hole in Nearby Galaxy

Astronomers have found strong evidence of a supermassive black hole inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy near the Milky Way. This discovery, based on the movement of hypervelocity stars, suggests that the galaxy has a hidden black hole at its core. Scientists have long suspected its presence, but this is the first direct proof. Tracking the Black Hole’s Existence The Large Magellanic Cloud, located 160,000 light-years from Earth, is…

3 days ago

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