NGC 1277: Black Hole Size Might Make Galaxy Evolution Models Wobble
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 12:50
in Astronomy & Space
A monster black hole has been detected. With 17 billion solar masses, it is significantly heavier than models predict and could be the most massive black hole known to date. Astronomers believe there is a super-massive black hole at the heart of every galaxy and its mass ranges from several hundred thousand solar masses to a few billion. The black hole that has been best investigated sits at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, and has around four million solar masses. read more