'Seeds' of massive black holes found at the center of the Milky Way galaxy
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 10:10
in Astronomy & Space
A research team at Keio University, led by Associate Professor Tomoharu Oka, has discovered intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) candidates at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is about 30,000 light-years from the solar system in the direction of Sagittarius. IMBH candidates are considered to be the "seeds" that form and grow massive black holes.