The sleeping giant NGC 4889 harbors a dark secret
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 15:11
in Astronomy & Space
The placid appearance of NGC 4889 can fool the unsuspecting observer. But the elliptical galaxy, seen in a new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, harbors a dark secret. At its heart lurks one of the most massive black holes ever discovered.
