Smallest Known Galaxy with a Supermassive Black Hole: Watch Video of Newswise Live Press Conference Event
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
A University of Utah astronomer and his colleagues discovered that an ultracompact dwarf galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole - the smallest galaxy known to contain such a massive light-sucking object. The finding suggests huge black holes may be more common than previously believed.