Milky Way, Supermassive Black Hole and Collision Course

A Supermassive Black Hole Is on a Collision Course With The Milky Way
A Milky Way collision with a supermassive black hole might be closer than we thought. Hidden deep in the Large Magellanic Cloud dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way on an ever-closing loop, signs of a massive invisible object clocking in at around 600,
There could be a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud hurling stars at the Milky Way
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) were first theorized to exist in the late 1980s. In 2005, the first discoveries were confirmed. HVSs travel much faster than normal stars, and sometimes, they can exceed the galactic escape velocity.
Supermassive black hole, 6,00,000 times the mass of Sun, is heading towards the Milky Way. When is the collision likely to happen?
Astronomers have found a supermassive black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This black hole is 600,000 times the mass of the Sun. The Large Magellanic Cloud may collide with the Milky Way in 2.4 billion years.
Tiny dwarf galaxy might house a supermassive black hole
Fast-moving stars zooming through our galaxy might have been slingshotted from a black hole inside the neighbouring Large Magellanic Cloud
Supermassive Black Hole Heading Towards The Milky Way Galaxy
The strange behavior of hypervelocity stars suggests a nearby dwarf galaxy must contain a supermassive black hole. If so, a collision with the Milky Way is inevitable.
The Largest 'Black Hole Jet' Discovered Is Estimated to Be Twice the Size of Our Milky Way
The Largest 'Black Hole Jet' Discovered Is Estimated to Be Twice the Size of Our Milky Way We know black holes to be mysterious regions in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that even light can't escape.
The Threat of a Giant Black Hole in Our Solar System
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A monster black hole in Large Magellanic Cloud is coming to collide with the Milky Way
Astronomers detect signs of a massive, invisible black hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which may collide with the Milky ...
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A Black Hole May Be Firing Fast Stars At Us From The Large Magellanic Cloud
Some fast-moving stars within the Milky Way have been traced back to the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). In a preprint paper ...
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Mysterious cosmic lights turn out to be 2 undiscovered supernova remnants
"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...
NASA’s Valentine surprise: Hubble Telescope shares a mesmerising cosmic bouquet of stars
NASA releases stunning composite image of 30 Doradus, the Tarantula Nebula, showcasing thousands of young stars, energetic ...
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Over One-Third Of Supermassive Black Holes Are Hiding – Maybe Even More
If their growth is by consuming material and not just through collisions, then you would expect a large proportion of them to be shrouded, as this study suggests. Black holes also regulate the ...
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Dancing in the Dark
The Small Magellanic Cloud holds some three billion stars, and the Large Cloud perhaps 30 billion. For another, the clouds don't look like the disheveled spheroidal dwarf galaxies that closely ...