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Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole May Have Had a Companion in the Past

MAR 28, 2025
Could there have been two massive black holes in our galaxy’s center at one time? New modeling of fast-moving stars in the Milky Way’s halo suggests the answer is yes.
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Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach/NASA, ESA, SSC, CXC, and STScI

Milky Way center

Could there have been two massive black holes in our galaxy’s center at one time? New modeling of fast-moving stars in the Milky Way’s halo suggests the answer is yes.

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